Why Did North Dakota’s Bison Vanish—and How Did They Muscle Back?

Several years ago, I had the chance to drive around the Dakotas and was struck by the haunting beauty and the sheer immensity ...
AZ Animals on MSN

Buffalo or bison? Why Oklahoma’s state mammal isn’t what you think

Quick Take By the 1880s and 1890s, fewer than 1,000 bison remained in the wild, a stark warning about unchecked exploitation.

U.S. States With the Largest Bison Populations

Bison are the largest land mammals in North America and are instantly recognizable by their massive frames, thick brown coats ...
AOL

America’s Largest Bison Herds Are in These States

Bison have miraculously resurrected from the brink of extinction after being slaughtered in the 1800s by hunters and employees of the railroad companies carving their way across the American West. The ...
AZ Animals on MSN

Bison bones to barbed wire: What really replaced the great herds?

Quick Take Preventing total extinction necessitated a successful recovery from a remnant population of only 1,000 bison. The ...
Billings Gazette

DNA research offers new date for bison migration to North America

Comparing these genomes to additional Siberian and North American bison clarified the earliest parts of the bison family tree. From that information the scientists constructed a bison genealogy ...

A bison’s hump helps it plow through snow with ease

“One of my favorite adaptations of the bison is the hump,” said Alex Watson, regional naturalist for the Minnesota Department ...
The San Bernardino Sun

Here’s a look at American bison one of the greatest conservation stories

With Indigenous Peoples’ Day Monday, October 13, we look at the herds of bison many tribes relied on that were nearly wiped out. Today, Department of Labor lands currently support 17 bison herds in 12 ...
inforum

Rebuilding bison population among goals of new conservation partnership

FARGO — A new partnership aims to meld traditional farming practices, including the raising of bison, with innovation and modern technology to help conserve and nurture North Dakota's land. The North ...
Grand Forks Herald

Low-stress handling facility aids bison management at White Horse Hill National Game Preserve

White Horse Hill National Game Preserve near St. Michael, North Dakota, is on track to playing a bigger role in ongoing efforts to restore North American bison populations with the recent addition of ...
KREM

U.S., Canadian Bison Associations express concern that tariffs may disrupt fragile bison supply chain

SPOKANE, Wash. — The National Bison Association (NBA) and the Canadian Bison Association (CBA) are expressing concern that the tariffs President Donald Trump threatened to place on Canada will disrupt ...
Casper Star-Tribune

DNA research offers new date for bison migration to North America

Bison species From about 191,000 to 130,000 years ago, ice covered much of the northern hemisphere. As the ice sheet grew the sea level dropped by 300 feet or more, opening a 600-mile wide land route ...