In case there was doubt that bison were hunted to near extinction, a photo from 1892 shows just how close they were to being eradicated from the US.

The American bison, or American buffalo as they are commonly called, were once close to extinction. Their numbers dropped ...

Wild bison are products of millennia of natural selection in wild ... present and future of bison in his forthcoming book, American Plains Bison: Rewilding an Icon.

The bald eagle had been on the nation’s Great Seal since the Revolutionary War, but it was never codified in law as the official bird.

Much like its iconic palm trees, California’s bison were brought out west 100 years ago by Hollywood producers filming ...

For the person who has everything, Wyoming State Parks is selling 15 wild bison. They’re huge, healthy and as close to ...

By the late nineteenth century, the scientific name bison (which comes from the Latin word for “wild ox”) became the ... from extinction was named the American Bison Association.

Bison numbers were already in decline by the ... adorned with the feathers of what he identified as 160 species of wild American birds. The women who drew the most envious glances proudly donned ...

Wild bison that wander into Colorado might get new ... is bipartisan and focused on addressing issues affecting Native American communities. Danielson said affording bison additional protections ...

Now, the American Indian Affairs Interim Study Committee is breathing ... adding that what it would do is add a safety net for bison. “We’re saying if any wild bison get here, you can’t poach them — ...

Conservationists and Indigenous people successfully saved the American bison from complete annihilation in the 20th century, increasing their numbers from less than 500 to more than 15,000 wild ...