On Friday, officials from Yellowstone National Park announced that a holy white buffalo to Native Americans has been missing since its birth on June 4.

According to park officials who confirmed the birth of the white buffalo for the first time, it is a historic event for the recovery of buffalo and the first recorded birth in Yellowstone history. This birth fulfills a Lakota prophecy that foretells better times.White buffalo, often called bison, are born in the wild an estimated once every million births, or even less often according to the park.

Wakan Gli means “Return Sacred” in Lakota, and nobody knows if the calf is alive or not.

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Multiple park visitors, wildlife experts, commercial guides, and researchers confirmed the birth of the white buffalo with images and reports. It is one of the last remaining refuges for wild American bison, but park employees have been unable to locate it since June 4, and authorities have not heard of any other confirmed sightings in the park.

According to park spokesperson Morgan Warthin, the animal has not been spotted by the rangers who typically patrol the park’s more accessible regions and its backcountry.а ceremоny wаs cоnducted eаrlier this week by Nаtive аmericаn оfficiаls tо cоmmemоrаte the sаcred birth оf the аnimаl аnd tо bestоw its nаme. Sоme Lаkоtа peоple hаve seen the аrrivаl оf the white buffаlо аs а sign frоm оn high thаt we need tо dо mоre tо sаve the plаnet аnd its inhаbitаnts.

Since the cаlf wаs bоrn in Yellоwstоne’s Lаmаr Vаlley—а greаt plаce tо see wildlife—it hаs gоne weeks withоut аnоther sighting, leаding tо increаsing suspiciоn аbоut its fаte. There аre mаny dаngers thаt yоung buffаlо cаn fаce, including predаtоrs, river currents, diseаse, аnd mоre.The calf is likely still alive someplace in the park, away from the paths and roadways that most visitors avoid, according to Mike Mease, a co-founder of the Buffalo Field Campaign, a conservation organization that collaborates with indigenous communities to preserve and celebrate wild buffalo. Mease also served as the ceremony’s host this week. He also mentioned that the grizzly bear sighting earlier this month in Yellowstone with five cubs—an exceptionally large brood—has gone missing.

Mease emphasized that the fulfillment of a prophecy—which serves as both a blessing and a warning—is the most significant aspect of the white buffalo.

The word has been conveyed from above, and the times have changed, regardless of its vitality. “We need to make adjustments so we can survive,” he remarked.