Jamestown (CSi)  The now preserved White Cloud, the albino buffalo that roamed the National Buffalo Museum’s pasture for 19 years, is now in a clear case, in the Museum.

Jamestown Tourism Director Searle Swedlund says White Cloud, now preserved, returned to Jamestown in May this year, and has been on display at the Museum, behind a roped off area.

He points out that now, visitors can view White Cloud all around instead of just a front view, and is out of reach.

White Cloud died November 14 2016, of old age, at the Shirek Buffalo Ranch near Michigan, North Dakota where she was born.

Born in 1996, White Cloud came to live with the herd at the National Buffalo Museum in 1997.  She gave birth to 11 calves during her time in Jamestown, including Dakota Miracle, a rare white bull.  She returned home to the Shirek Buffalo Ranch in May of 2016.

She attracted an estimated 3 million visitors to Jamestown. White bison are exceedingly rare and are considered sacred to indigenous peoples of North America.

At the time of her death, President of the National Buffalo Museum, Board, Don Williams of Jamestown said, “To me, White Cloud was more than a tourist attraction. She drew many, many people to the community, but more than that, she brought the community together with White Cloud Days, parades, and special Native American events.  She will be missed by the Museum, our city, and by all the travelers that could look to the North and view her as they drove along the I-94 interstate pasture.”