Bison once numbered in the hundreds of millions and roamed in vast herds throughout North America. But after Europeans colonized and began developing the continent, the newcomers set about killing ...

American bison, commonly known as buffalo, once thundered across the prairies of North America — until 1889, when they were ...

The North American Bison processing plant’s products have become more popular. There, bison are processed for consumers at the world’s largest bison-only production facility.

The ancestors of Yellowstone National Park’s bison migrated to North America much later than previously believed, according to newly published research. “The common ancestor for all of these ...

The North American prairie is home to bison, elk, wolves and bald eagles – and it's disappearing at a rapid rate. In their new book Sea of Grass, writers Dave Hage and Josephine Marcotty ...

Follow bison’s historic range east, into the heart of America’s dairyland, and you’ll find a small farm tucked in Wisconsin’s Northwoods where some Yellowstone bison have found a home.

Large herbivores like bison or elk have continuously lived in the Yellowstone National Park region for about 2,300 years, according to a new analysis of chemicals preserved in lake sediments.

Bison were once abundant across large areas of North America but were hunted to near extinction by colonial settlers and the U.S. army in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Despite their huge size, bison can run up to 55 kilometres per hour and are good swimmers. Physical characteristics and behaviour The wood bison is the largest land mammal in North America, weighing ...