WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- The Smithsonian National Zoo announced the names of their two female American bison on Wednesday: Wilma and Zora. Howard University and Gallaudet University students, whose ...

The Abilene Zoo housed bison for years until 2011 when they were relocated to a private facility. Now, thanks to the Weilert family, bison are coming back. Uno is an 8-year-old American bison.

Bison symbolize survival, hope and endurance for Native American communities, so a ceremonial blessing was offered “to bring [Judy’s] time with us here full circle,” a zoo official said.

Cape May County Zoo welcomed a new addition last week when female bison Beverley gave birth to her first calf on Thursday, Aug. 18. The calf will join the zoo's familial American Bison herd, which ...

Predators: A mature bison does not need to worry about predators, but the calves and older or injured bison can fall prey to wolves, mountain lions, and bears. Lifespan: Bison live to 15 to 20 years.

Odessa American - January 30, 2025 ABILENE Abilene Zoo has announced the arrival of two American bison, bringing one of North America’s most iconic species back to the Abilene community.

OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland Zoo is doing their part to strengthen American bison herds that roam Blackfeet tribal lands in Montana and national parks in the Rocky Mountains and Canada.

He was also a founding member of the American Bison Society (ABS), established in 1905 with the stated goal of saving the bison from extinction. In 1907, the ABS sent 15 Bronx Zoo bison to the ...

By CBS New York Team May 13, 2022 / 7:58 AM EDT / CBS New York NEW YORK -- Six majestic American bison have been transferred from the Bronx Zoo to a Native American tribe in the Southwest.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Zoo announced the death of one of their bison. The zoo says Wilma, their oldest North American Bison passed recently. They said in a post on twitter, "Our animal and ...

A baby American bison was born on exhibit at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo today, Thursday, May 9, while zoo visitors watched in awe. The mother bison, Sue, went into labor around 11 a.m. and the baby ...

Zora and Wilma, two female American bison that moved into the zoo in July as part of its 125th anniversary, were officially named Wednesday by students from Howard University and Gallaudet University.