--- title: Escaped Buffalo Gunned Down Outside of Albany description: A small herd of buffalo escaped from a farm in upstate New York on Thursday, roaming free across roads and through rivers before local authorities gave the signal to open fire. canonical: https://time.com/3835322/escaped-buffalo-gunned-down-new-york/ author: Dan Kedmey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-24T22:36:52.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:19:08.002Z og:title: Buffalo Herd Gunned Down After Escaping From a Farm og:description: The animals posed a threat to public safety, authorities said og:url: https://time.com/3835322/escaped-buffalo-gunned-down-new-york/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbabf6a413f3fd080/6987ecd6428a9e738cccb16f/buffalos-albany.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: A herd of buffalo cross a road in Bethlehem, N.Y., on Apr. 24, 2015, og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Buffalo Herd Gunned Down After Escaping From a Farm twitter:description: The animals posed a threat to public safety, authorities said twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbabf6a413f3fd080/6987ecd6428a9e738cccb16f/buffalos-albany.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Buffalo Herd Gunned Down After Escaping From a Farm > Sponsored content. 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The herd of 15 escaped buffalo reportedly forged the Hudson River and crossed a heavily trafficked interstate some 20 minutes out of Albany, Fox News [reports](http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/04/24/police-chasing-small-herd-buffalo-on-loose-near-new-york-state-thruway/). They were pursued by police, hunters and local experts, who agreed that there was no effective way of tranquilizing or containing the animals. 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