ENTERPRISE, Ore. (AP) — A herd of buffalo numbering about 25 animals is roaming free on the northern fringe of the Eagle Cap Wilderness in northeastern Oregon.
Landowners tell The Oregonian newspaper the herd has been producing calves in the wild since escaping from a ranch along the Wallowa River about eight years ago.
But, the paper said, no landowner has taken responsibility for them.
Under Oregon law, the buffalo are considered private property and domestic animals — like peacocks or llamas.
The buffalo generally stay in a remote spot, well away from people. So far, bison and humans haven’t had major conflict, except that sometimes the buffalo eat hay that horse owners truck in to a trailhead.
