American bison are the largest terrestrial mammals in North America. Male bison are significantly larger and heavier than females. A mature bull can reach 5.5 to 6.5 feet high at the hump and 9 to ...

In Ken Burns’ two-part documentary, The American Buffalo, the bison’s tale is interwoven with the recent history of the Indigenous Peoples of North America who, like the bison, were pushed to ...

Check out these ten amazing facts about the US National Mammal, the American bison. Know about its ecological significance, ...

Lehigh Valley Zoo last week announced a North American bison calf was born Oct. 14 at the Lehigh County Trexler Nature Preserve, which surrounds the zoo property.

American Prairie: Restoring bison to northern Montana with a patchwork nature reserve | 60 Minutes 13:17. This is an updated version of a story first published on Oct. 23, 2022.

The return of bison to the Great Plains is a testament to the resilience and leadership of Native Nations, whose efforts have been instrumental in bringing back these iconic animals from the brink ...

The bison came from one of The Nature Conservancy’s 11 preserves with bison herds, the Medano-Zapata Ranch Preserve, a 100,000-acre grassland home to a herd of approximately 2,000 bison.

A historical map shows the ranges affected by the extermination of the American bison over time. Library of Congress. By the late 1860s, the U.S. Army was encouraging this mass slaughter.

Lehigh Valley Zoo last week announced a North American bison calf was born Oct. 14 at the Lehigh County Trexler Nature Preserve, which surrounds the zoo property.

During the years after the Civil War, America embraced an economic philosophy called laissez-faire, celebrating the notion ...

America once teemed with millions of bison that were hunted to near-extinction. PBS's The American Buffalo shares what we can learn from this loss and later recovery.