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Yellowstone National Park statement about white bison calf - NPS
NEWS RELEASE Yellowstone National Park statement about white bison calf White bison calf in Lamar Valley on June 4, 2024 Courtesy / Jordan Creech News Release Date: June 28, 2024 Contact: Morgan Warthin , 307-344-2015 Confirmation At this time, Yellowstone National Park can confirm, based on multiple creditable sightings, that a white bison calf was born in Lamar Valley on June 4, 2024. Yellowstone’s Center for Resources Bison Management Team received numerous reports and photos of the calf taken on June 4 from park visitors, professional wildlife watchers, commercial guides and researchers. To date, park staff have been unable to locate the calf. To our knowledge, there have been no confirmed sightings by park visitors since June 4. Photos provided to park biologists indicate the calf is leucistic (black eyes and hooves with some pigmentation), rather than an albino animal. Significance The birth of a white bison calf was a rare natural phenomenon that once occurred bef