Rainforth said Stuhr Museum is a good temporary home for the animals because of the number of people who get to see them. Just don't think you can domesticate them. Before government intervention, fewer than 1,000 buffalo existed on the Great Plains. The American buffalo used to be one of the most numerous animals on the planet, Rodgers said. Even though the animals have diminished in number, Rodgers said, they are still very resilient creatures and don't require much care to stay healthy.
Buffalo can survive where cattle die off.
Nature designed them to live out here on the Great Plains. And they fit very well with the spirit of the Great Plains, Rodgers said. They're tough, they're beautiful, and they just won't die. Stuhr Museum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays through Fridays and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays. The buffalo will be on display through October.