Tag: Bison

As bison take in more and more heat as a result of climate change, their bodies are becoming smaller and smaller, since they’re putting their energy toward keeping cool rather...

In the 17th and 18th century, North American plains bison (Bison bison bison) nearly went extinct due to unregulated and unsustainable harvest and habitat loss. Across the country today, some...

For the first time since 1876, a wild bison calf has been born on the landscape of what is now Wanuskewin Heritage Park, an Indigenous-run conservation area in Saskatchewan. The...

Marie Sigaud was studying bison behavior in Prince Albert National Park in Saskatchewan when she observed some strange behavior. While the bison (Bison bison bison) spent their days in the...

Bison have made an incredible comeback in Yellowstone National Park, from only 22 in 1901 to more than 4,000 today. But in the Lamar Valley, in the park’s northeastern corner,...

Three advocacy groups sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last week, asserting that the agency unlawfully rejected their petition to list the distinct population segment of Yellowstone bison (Bison...

Bison reintroduced to Banff National Park as part of a five-year program are settling into the same wallows their ancestors used 140 years ago. Parks Canada has been translocating bison...

As temperature and droughts increase, the body mass of bison is decreasing, which could be detrimental to the survival of bison populations in areas that are already hot and arid,...

Bison aren’t simply grazing as they move across the meadows of Yellowstone National Park. They are engineering the environment, manipulating the forage on the landscape and changing the way spring...

After reviewing three petitions submitted under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently determined that they will consider listing the listing the  Mojave poppy bee and...