The modern American bison (Bison bison) emerged from larger, ancient predecessors approximately five thousand to ten thousand years ago and soon became a truly continental presence, ranging across ...

At the time, few people worried that the American buffalo (whose scientific name is Bison bison) could possibly disappear. Prior to the arrival of Europeans, they had ranged in uncountable numbers ...

James Bailey, retired professor of wildlife biology at Colorado State University, considers the past, present and future of bison in his forthcoming book, American Plains Bison: Rewilding an Icon.

DESCRIPTION: Slightly smaller in size than other subspecies of the often 12.5-foot long, 6.5-foot tall American bison, the plains bison has a long, shaggy, dark-brown coat; short, backward-arching ...

Researchers from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have discovered that bison in Yellowstone National Park—the only group of American bison that has ...

The film "Trail of the Buffalo" explores the life of the American Bison, detailing its history, habitat, and behaviors. Once abundant across the United States, buffalo populations drastically declined ...