Editing Fermilab (section)

===Wildlife===
In 1967, Wilson brought five [[American bison]] to the site, a bull and four cows, and an additional 21 were provided by the Illinois Department of Conservation.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shivni|first=Rashmi|date=January 27, 2016|title=The genetic purity and diversity of the Fermilab bison herd|url=https://news.fnal.gov/2016/01/the-genetic-purity-and-diversity-of-the-fermilab-bison-herd/|access-date=November 22, 2020|work=Fermilab News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Sharos|first=David|date=April 22, 2019|title=Baby bison born at Fermilab|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-fermilab-baby-bison-st-0423-story.html|access-date=November 22, 2020|work=The Beacon-News |via=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> Some fearful locals believed at first that the bison were introduced in order to serve as an alarm if and when radiation at the laboratory reached dangerous levels, but they were assured by Fermilab that this claim had no merit. Today, the [[Fermilab bison herd]] is a popular attraction that draws many visitors<ref>
{{cite web|website = Fermilab|date = December 30, 2005|title = Safety and the Environment at Fermilab|url = http://www.fnal.gov/pub/about/safety/questions.html|access-date = January 6, 2006|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060926124711/http://www.fnal.gov/pub/about/safety/questions.html|archive-date = September 26, 2006}}</ref> and the grounds are also a sanctuary for other local wildlife populations.<ref>{{cite web |website=Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory |url=http://www.fnal.gov/pub/about/campus/ecology/wildlife/ |title=Ecology/Nature - Wildlife |access-date=October 26, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030301181223/http://www.fnal.gov/pub/about/campus/ecology/wildlife/ |archive-date=March 1, 2003 |date=August 24, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ecology.fnal.gov/ |title=Nature and Ecology |website=Fermilab |access-date=September 9, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701083401/http://ecology.fnal.gov/ |archive-date=July 1, 2018 }}</ref> A [[Christmas Bird Count]] has occurred at the lab every year since 1976.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fnal.gov/ecology/wildlife/cbc/|title=Fermilab Christmas Bird Count|website=Fermilab|access-date=February 22, 2019}}</ref>

Working with the [[Forest Preserve District of DuPage County]], Fermilab has introduced [[Western barn owl|barn owl]]s to selected structures around the grounds.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 6, 1978|title=Birds Find Haven at Fermilab|url=https://history.fnal.gov/historical/site/birds_find_haven.html|access-date=April 27, 2021|website=Fermilab {{!}} History and Archives {{!}} Site and Natural History}}</ref>