Most Americans who have visited Yellowstone or watched a nature documentary have probably used the word “buffalo” to describe ...

Bill passed Saturday, leading to a temporary closure of the zoo as staff removed him from the exhibit. Bill leaves behind ...

Smithsonian researcher Sarah Johnson studies bison specimens to understand how the species’s genetic diversity changed after ...

Across North America, bison are returning to prairie landscapes that once moved with their migrations, wallows, and selective grazing. The comeback carries real ecological promise, and it carries deep ...

RED LODGE, Mont. - Luna, the bison taken in by the Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary in December, is preparing to add another bison to the Sanctuary’s herd. The six-year-old female was pregnant when she ...

Following the new law aimed at protecting wild bison that migrate to the state, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has started the process to draft a management plan for the Book Cliffs bison herd. Governor ...

When you picture Colorado, you likely imagine majestic, towering mountains. Although the mountains are abundant, a large portion of Colorado’s land is high plains. Expanses of prairie grasslands take ...

Free-moving herds of migratory bison in Yellowstone National Park are stimulating the regrowth of flourishing grasslands and reshaping ecosystems, a new study has found. Contrary to conventional ...

Buffalo, in football and life, just can’t catch a break. Last fall, I drew attention to the heated debate over American bison (Bison bison) grazing on federal (public) and private lands in Montana ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Distinguishing closely related animal species can sometimes ...

When entering natural habitats, humans must show wildlife a certain amount of respect while treading on their territory. This includes keeping a safe distance from wildlife to avoid any unsafe or ...

Where are habitats available for threatened species? Are they improving or deteriorating? What landscapes could potentially be used for rewilding animals? A new modeling framework has combined years ...