"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The American Bison is an icon of North America, but after dangerously dwindling to only 1,000 or so ...

Everywhere you look in Wyoming, on license plates, signs, brochures, and the state flag, a large, shaggy bison appears. Long ...

Millions of bison once thundered across the American plains, shaping the landscape long before westward expansion pushed the ...

Bison have miraculously resurrected from the brink of extinction after being slaughtered in the 1800s by hunters and employees of the railroad companies carving their way across the American West. The ...

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 ...

FARGO — A new partnership aims to meld traditional farming practices, including the raising of bison, with innovation and modern technology to help conserve and nurture North Dakota's land. The North ...

Comparing these genomes to additional Siberian and North American bison clarified the earliest parts of the bison family tree. From that information the scientists constructed a bison genealogy ...

Bison species From about 191,000 to 130,000 years ago, ice covered much of the northern hemisphere. As the ice sheet grew the sea level dropped by 300 feet or more, opening a 600-mile wide land route ...