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A 50,000-Year-Old Bison Emerged From Ice—And Ended Up in a Stew on Scientists’ Dinner Plates

In the late winter of 1979, a group of gold miners working near Fairbanks, Alaska, broke through the frozen soil with a hydraulic hose and unearthed more than they bargained for: the mummified remains ...

Grand Teton habitat restoration: Park targets smooth brome on 4,500 acres; 1,400 already under restoration

Grand Teton National Park is actively working to restore former agricultural fields dominated by non-native smooth brome ...
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Ice age bison fossils shed light on early human migrations in North America

The steppe bison had much larger horns than modern bison. Radiocarbon dating and DNA analysis of bison fossils enabled researchers to track the migration of Pleistocene steppe bison into an ice-free ...
Yahoo

Officials welcome first wild bison in 10,000 years after major restoration initiative: 'It's a learning process for us too'

Non-profit conservationist group Rewilding Europe has announced the release of eight European bison at the Herdade do Vale Feitoso Estate in the Castelo Branco District of eastern Portugal. The Polish ...
WBUR

An ice-age bison was discovered! Then soon eaten — once the foul taste was smothered

Gold miners discovered the mummified Steppe Bison now called "Blue Babe." Researchers believe it is more than 55,000 years old. Unfortunately, radiocarbon dating tools can't measure any further back ...
TASS

12 steppe bison from Yakutia brought to nature park on Yamal

The years-long experience of work with musk oxen will favor building up the park's population of bison, the region's Governor Dmitry Artyukhov said TASS, July 21. Steppe bison from Yakutia were ...