In a remote corner of the short grass prairie plains south of Malta, something new and something ancient is recreating itself. It’s not simple and not universally supported, but through the efforts of ...

“Most of Americans never saw an American bison,” Jim Veldheer, President of Veldheer Tulip Gardens Incorporated told me. That unfortunate fact can easily change though, with a stop at Veldhheer Tulip ...

One hundred years ago this month, Grand Valley residents — especially John Otto — received an early Christmas present: buffalo. They were properly called American bison, but everyone referred to them ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A 13-year-old local girl is the latest hunter to tag a bison in the state's first hunt in more ...

The bison, also known as the American Buffalo, returns to its home ground in Illinois' Kane County after over 200 years. In December, the conservation efforts finally bore fruit as bison — the largest ...

Dozens of bison from a mountain park outside Denver were transferred Wednesday to several tribes from across the Great Plains, in the latest example of Native Americans reclaiming stewardship over ...

The American bison, or American buffalo as they are commonly called, were once close to extinction. Their numbers dropped from 30-60 million to around 500 because of overhunting in the 19th century.

Quick Take Achieving population restoration required surviving a historical collapse to fewer than 1,000 total bison. The ...

With Indigenous Peoples’ Day Monday, October 13, we look at the herds of bison many tribes relied on that were nearly wiped out. Year and Population 1800 – 5 million 1875 – 1 million 1880 – 395,000 ...

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 ...