bison roam freely on the range

A century after the American Bison Society, organized in 1905 when only a few hundred buffalo remained, began working to save the species from extinction, bison are an environmental success story. Numbers are up to about 400,000 across North America, mostly on private ranches. bison roam freely on the range »»

Bison Herd Changing Ecosystem

The famous and often controversial Yellowstone bison herds are changing the ecosystem around them as they move steadily to the west, according to Mary Meagher, a retired National Park Service biologist who has studied the bison for 40 years.

Bison Herd Changing Ecosystem »»

Bison Herd Changing Ecosystem

The famous and often controversial Yellowstone bison herds are changing the ecosystem around them as they move steadily to the west, according to Mary Meagher, a retired National Park Service biologist who has studied the bison for 40 years.

Bison Herd Changing Ecosystem »»

Buffalo to be moved from Catalina Island to South Dakota

Buffalo to be moved from Catalina Island to South Dakota.. KEYWORDS: buffalo bison american bison bufflo the animal buffalo habitat saving the buffalo South Dakota Catalina Island buffalo California Tongva tribe Morongo tribe Lakota tribe +buffalo

AUTHOR: Pat Brennen, The Orange County Register

Nearly half the buffalo herd that runs free on Santa Catalina Island will be rounded up and shipped to an Indian reservation in South Dakota next month, returning the animals to their ancestral home and easing ecological pressure on the island. Buffalo to be moved from Catalina Island to South Dakota »»

Tribes gain say in wild bison debate

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After a decade of knocking on the door, American Indians have been let in on formal talks that help shape the fate of the nation's last genetically pure wild herd of bison. Tribes gain say in wild bison debate »»