“Duke and the Buffalo” is a short film about the unique combination of conservation and ranching that takes place at the Medano Zapata Ranch in Colorado. The ranch is owned by the Nature Conservancy and is over 100,000 acres in size with a large amount of wildlife inhabiting the land. Duke Phillips runs the ranch and with his team of ranchers, they conduct an annual buffalo roundup. Preserving the land and wildlife on a ranch this size is a balancing act between conservation and economics.