These commitments will not begin without a broad public understanding of the meaning and values of “wildness." James Bailey, retired professor of wildlife biology at Colorado State University, ...

The small herd includes 11 bison that were first brought to Fort Peck in 2024 from Yellowstone, recognized as one of the last sources of genetically pure plains bison.

The small herd includes 11 bison that were first brought to Fort Peck in 2024 from Yellowstone, recognized as one of the last ...

In October 2020, the hoofbeats of American bison thumped across the prairie of the Rosebud Reservation for the first time in ...

DESCRIPTION: Slightly smaller in size than other subspecies of the often 12.5-foot long, 6.5-foot tall American bison, the plains bison has a long, shaggy, dark-brown coat; short, backward-arching ...

In the vast grasslands and plains of North America, one majestic creature stands as a testament to resilience and the delicate balance of nature: the American bison. Once roaming in herds that ...

To drought? Will one population prosper after another declines?). The American Plains bison (Bison bison) is an iconic symbol of the American West. It is estimated that the plains region of the ...

Native American tribes of the Great Plains forged a unique cultural and economic connection with the American bison. Today, many tribal areas across the country still protect large bison herds in ...

For thousands of generations, buffalo (species bison bison ... By 1900, the American buffalo teetered on the brink of disappearing forever, and Native people of the Plains entered one of the ...