Don Woerner

Board member Doc. Woerner helps Indian tribes establish buffalo herds.

Don is a large and small animal veterinarian whose focus is on bison restoration with the goal of reestablishing wild bison herds in Montana and adjoining states. He is currently collaborating with Indian tribes in assessing them to establish disease-free bison herds on Indian reservations.

The challenge of Indian tribes establishing buffalo herds on their tribal lands isn’t one that Doc. Woerner has shied away from. Veterinary Doc. Woerner has been a student of western history as well as the science necessary to nurture wild bison on native prairie lands. He understands well the importance of bison in the culture of Plains Indians. Woerner has worked with Yellowstone National Park in quarantining bison to ensure they are disease-free and understands the additional health needs of bison on the reservation. He is keenly interested in improving veterinary services for Indian people on the reservations. The bison, an iconic American species, is gradually being pulled back from extinction by many people, including Doc. Woerner.