With Indigenous Peoples’ Day Monday, October 13, we look at the herds of bison many tribes relied on that were nearly wiped out. Today, Department of Labor lands currently support 17 bison herds in 12 ...

And you’re probably familiar with the fact that they used to roam the heartland in epic numbers – 50 million or so – until they were hunted nearly to extinction. But here’s a few more facts about ...

National Mammal: American Bison at Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse The American bison became the first National Mammal of the United States with the signing of the National Bison Legacy Act by ...

American bison of North America is strong, rugged and deeply symbolic of the continent’s wildlife heritage but behind its ...

The 1913 Buffalo Nickel raises important questions how we think of the American West. The 1913 Buffalo Nickel raises important questions about the romanticization of the American West. Bison were ...

--The heaviest land mammal in North America, weighing 900 to 2,200 pounds. --With large heads and curving horns, bison have a shaggy coat of brown hair on their shoulders and legs, with shorter, finer ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The United Property Owners of Montana opinion at upom.com is a glaring distortion of facts ...

A scary moment was caught on camera in Yellowstone National Park when a bison tossed a 9-year-old Florida girl into the air.You can see in the video, shot Monday, that people are very close to the ...

A family on vacation at Yellowstone National Park was caught in the middle of a massive bison stampede that damaged their rental car. Video shows more than a hundred of the animals, of all sizes and ...