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.

Black-Footed Ferret

Bighorn Sheep

Bison

Swift Fox

Owl

Turkey Vulture

Pronghorn

Prairie Dog

Rattlesnake