James Bailey, retired professor of wildlife biology at Colorado State University, considers the past, present and future of bison in his forthcoming book, American Plains Bison: Rewilding an Icon.

The first breeding bull has arrived at Minneopa State Park near Mankato, bringing 15 the number of bison at the park, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The yearling bull ...

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

The modern American bison (Bison bison ... and climate change that brought drought to the Great Plains. Hornaday himself certainly understood the market’s effect. “Here is an inexorable ...

The two tribes are now home to hundreds of bison. Bison — which most tribes refer to as buffalo — are an essential part of many Plains tribes' cultural and spiritual life. Now more tribes and tribal ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has joined with the Minnesota Zoo in an effort to conserve the North American plains bison. The DNR stated in a press release it will work with ...

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 ...

It is estimated that as many as 60 million American bison roamed the grasslands and plains of North America during the 19th century. Always a part of early American life, the bison was not only a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers in South Dakota State University's department of natural resource management are working to support bison ranchers on the Great Plains in a U.S. Department of Agriculture-backed project.