Bison are one of the most iconic animals of the American West, and Montana is home to some of the largest ever recorded. In ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Camera traps like those used in this initiative have become go-to tools for wildlife experts working with endangered species.