The bison were very close to extinction.

Quick Take By the 1880s and 1890s, fewer than 1,000 bison remained in the wild, a stark warning about unchecked exploitation. Wallows create seasonal pools that trap rainwater, support amphibians and ...

The American Prairie nonprofit seeks to create a 5,000-square-mile prairie reserve in Montana where buffalo may roam and ...

Don’t let this happen to you: You take your family to Yellowstone and point out to your daughter up ahead a large animal. “Look, little Clementine! It’s a buffalo!” But your daughter has been watching ...

A tribe in Wyoming is advocating for a change in the way bison are treated on the plains that could lead to a new relationship between the once-endangered species and Indigenous people. In April, the ...

With Indigenous Peoples’ Day Monday, October 13, we look at the herds of bison many tribes relied on that were nearly wiped out. Year and Population 1800 – 5 million 1875 – 1 million 1880 – 395,000 ...

Utah’s wide-open country, like much of the plains and the West, was bison range for millennia. It sustained not only these ...

Buffalo roasts are great in the slow cooker all day on the low temperature setting, or cook them in the oven at 200 to 225 ...

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 ...