If you are traveling in downtown Toledo this spring and summer, you will have an opportunity to post a photo of bison on your instagram.

No, the city is not constructing a large sculpture that is dedicated to the majestic creatures who once ruled the Ohio prairies. Instead of hiring a few hundred seasonal workers to mow the cities lawns, Toledo will be releasing a herd of bison downtown.

“We plan on releasing 400 to 500 of the 1,000 pound animals in the city in late April to maintain the grass.” according to Arnold Kowalski, the cities director of field mainence.

Kowalski says that the animals will be primarily located on the east side of the Maumee river, between the Anthony Wayne Bridge, and the Toledo Skyway Bridge.

“There is a lot of land there, that is open and we hope the bison will be able to manage the growth of the seasonal grasses.” Kowalski continued, “There should be enough of a food source there for the bison there. We believe that the animals will be contained in that area of the city, and not travel farther into downtown or into the surrounding neighborhoods.”

Restaurant owners in the docks section of town were at first nervous about the huge animals that could infest their parking lots, but later warmed up to the idea.

“It is definitely a positive” Jenn a server at nearby eatery told snickersee, “Sure they are big and scary, but they should be more afraid of us than we are of them. I can’t wait, my friends from OSU are going to be so jelly of my ig and tiktok stories. I’m going to get a ton of new followers, and likes because of the bison.”

City representatives say that bison are being imported from Wyoming, and you can expect to see them East of the river around the 20th.