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

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

A herd of bison has returned to Burlington Prairie in Kane County, part of a long-awaited return led by the American Indian ...

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 ...

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

Quick Take Achieving population restoration required surviving a historical collapse to fewer than 1,000 total bison. The ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...