led the team that restored a wild roving herd to a 1,200-square-kilometre area after a 140-year absence. Most know the dark history of plains bison. More than 30 million bison once energized the ...

We’re kicking off the new year with another edition of Nature Breaking’s “Headlines & Trendlines.” Seth Larson and Hayley Lawton count down four of their favorite conservation wins from 2024.

How dare someone pronounce Bison with a strong “s,” because around ... “The bisons swarmed the plains and dominated over the lesser beasts in the northwest in the early ‘90s,” the ...

They’re among the region’s most despised species, but some tribes, researchers and landowners are racing to save them ...

Paleontologists may smile at the state’s motto, “Under God, the People Rule,” in this locale where dinosaurs dominated for ...

IUSG Bring Back the Bison Act of 2024 The bill passed the student congress and was just signed Wednesday. It doesn’t mean the bison is officially back, but there is motion. ”The call to action ...

It will protect the life of thick skin by saving it from its wild environment ... American plains winters. It keeps them warm as well as hardens in cold. The thick coat of bison also protects ...

In the 1800s, bison were slaughtered by settlers. It wasn't until the early 20th century that conservation herds were created and helped to rebuild populations. There are now about 20,500 Plains bison ...

Key to all of these efforts is the exchange of live bison. Especially valued are those coming from Yellowstone National Park, the nation’s lone wild bison herd valued for its genetics that are ...