Today, almost all plains bison have small to modest amounts of cattle genes. It is likely that only four conservation herds in the country are free of cattle genes. Each cattle gene replaces a wild ...

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 ... millions to only about 20,500 individuals in 62 ...

Caprock Canyons' main attractions are the herds of wild bison that inhabit the plains and the miles of trails ... around 500,000 Mexican free-tailed bats call this place home, with the highest ...