In the heart of Yellowstone National Park, a controversial operation is underway to manage one of America’s most iconic ...

Imagine endless prairies, windswept and wild, suddenly animated again by herds of bison—each animal a living symbol of hope, healing, and the possibility of renewal. Bison are more than just ...

Until, that is, rampant hunting made it a symbol of mindless ecological destruction. When the mass slaughter of 30 million or so bison finally ended at the turn of the 20th century, just 23 wild ...

so the once-endangered species can now fly alongside other national symbols including the national tree (the oak tree), the national floral emblem (the rose), and the national mammal (the bison).

“Having bison, it’s very symbolic of the frontier ... to bring some of that natural element back here. It’s sort of a symbol of the frontier of science as well as the natural frontier ...