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

RED LODGE, Mont. - Luna, the bison taken in by the Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary in December, is preparing to add another bison to the Sanctuary’s herd. The six-year-old female was pregnant when she ...

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A flat tire, a high tide and a wildfire all threatened to derail the reintroduction of the first herd of wood bison to roam the United States in more than a century. A flat tire, a high tide and a ...

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 ...

The Cape May County Zoo welcomed a very big bundle of joy last week when a female bison named Beverley gave birth to her first calf. The calf was born on Thursday, Aug. 18 and will join the zoo's ...

Cheyenne River Buffalo Ranch, which is owned by wildlife biologist Dan O'Brien and his family, has achieved bird-friendly habitat certification through Audubon’s Conservation Ranching program. The ...

The Abilene Zoo welcomes the return of bison after their removal in 2011. The first bison reintroduced, Uno, was donated by the Weilert family and is viewable to the public. Zoo officials hope that ...

Simulations integrate historical records, fossils, and ancient DNA to reveal why the European bison nearly went extinct, and pinpoint optimal areas for conservation. Since the near-extinction of the ...

So picture a very large ecosystem like the North American prairies, overlaid with contemporary conservation areas. To keep things simple, we'll just look at trees versus grass. Over tens of thousands ...

PHOENIX (Stacker) - The Fish and Wildlife Service in early June announced that several petitions to add Yellowstone bison to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife under the Endangered Species ...

To learn more about the ultimate American comeback story, Stacker explored the history of bison populations in the U.S. and repopulation efforts currently underway. - Darren Baker // Shutterstock To ...