An almost extinct species, the American bison has now grown to over half a million, and it has become popular as a substitute ...

These commitments will not begin without a broad public understanding of the meaning and values of “wildness." James Bailey, retired professor of wildlife biology at Colorado State University, ...

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 ...

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 ...