Committee advances bill to make Denver's tribal bison transfer program permanent
Denver Parks and Recreation told the committee that its tribal bison transfer program — established by a 2021 ordinance with a 2030 sunset — would be made permanent by removing the sunset; presenters described the conservation and cultural work and said about 174 animals have been donated to tribal partners to date.
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Shannon Denison, director of Denver Mountain Parks, asked the committee to advance council bill 26 0 4 2 2, which would rescind the ordinance's 2030 sunset and make Denver's program to transfer bison to American Indian tribes and tribal nonprofits a permanent policy.
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