Badlands National Park Wildlife

Four species of wildlife have been reintroduced into the Badlands since its establishment as a National Monument in 1939. The black-footed ferret, bighorn sheep, bison, and swift fox, once exterminated from the area's mixed grass prairie, are again thriving in their native habitat.

Badlands Black-Footed Ferret

Black-Footed Ferret

Badlands Bighorn Sheep

Bighorn Sheep

Badlands Bison

Bison

Badlands Swift Fox

Swift Fox

Badlands Owl

Owl

Badlands Turkey Vulture

Turkey Vulture

Badlands Pronghorn

Pronghorn

Badlands Prairie Dog

Prairie Dog

Badlands Rattlesnake

Rattlesnake

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