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.

Nature: Bison at Yellowstone 04:25. Yellowstone National Park currently holds the largest bison numbers, with a population of over 4,500. Two hundred years ago, more than 30 million bison ranged ...

The American Bison was an animal that roamed from Alaska to Mexico and from Appalachia to the Sierra Nevada. It was North America’s largest and most ubiquitous land animal.

To learn more about the ultimate American comeback story, Stacker explored the history of bison populations in the U.S. and the repopulation efforts underway. Yellowstone represents the largest ...

The annual capture and slaughter of American bison from Yellowstone Park is underway, and emotions are running high on both sides of the controversy. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal ...

The American bison is an incredibly interesting critter. Sometimes called buffalo, this name is a misnomer and suggests that the American bison is somehow related to the buffalo of the Old World.

The American bison may be the iconic big game species of the American West, but they don’t belong on Utah’s West Tavaputs Plateau. Brought back from near extinction last century and officially ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. – The American bison has been designated the national mammal of the U.S. during a ceremony at Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota. Congress approved the designation last ...

Ken Burns, American director of big multi-part documentaries on big American subjects, is back Monday with “The American Buffalo” on PBS. As history is the thing we need to learn from so as ...

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.