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 ...

For the first time in over a hundred years, Yellowstone’s iconic bison herds have defied the odds and merged into a single, genetically unified population. It may sound like a footnote in ...

We all know where the buffalo, also known as bison, roam! This heartwarming story about Yellowstone National Park's bison population will have you smiling.

What began as a herd of 14 bison, shipped in for 1925’s “The Vanishing American,” experienced a population explosion. At one time, thousands of them roamed the island off the coast of ...

That will mean an average population of around 5,000 bison, which is what the herd has averaged over the past 10 years. In the 2000 plan, the goal was 3,000 bison. “The NPS desires to manage ...

While Montana has suggested the state will sue over the proposal, some environmental advocates would like to see more changes. The National Park Service finalized its plan last week to allow ...

In an effort to control the Grand Canyon National Park's bison population, 100 of the hump-backed, shaggy herd animals were relocated last week. According to the National Park, its wildlife ...

The National Park Service released a plan Thursday that calls for potentially allowing the park’s bison population to grow, while increasing transfer of the keystone species to Native American ...

That population has fallen sharply, causing some to ask why the state is ramping up reintroduction into the Interior now. Tom Seaton, the lead Fish and Game biologist for the bison reintroduction ...

That means it has black eyes and hooves with some pigmentation. Yellowstone's bison population fluctuates between 3,000 and 6,000 animals in two herds that breed in the Lamar Valley and in the ...