In 2008, there were 61 plains bison conservation herds in North America containing about 20,500 animals, and 11 conservation herds of wood bison, containing nearly 11,000 animals.

An American bison. By eating bark and rubbing against trees, bison create deadwood in the forest, a vital habitat for fungi and insects. Image courtesy of Jacob W. Frank.

But the bison dominates. Here lives what may be the last free-ranging, pure herd of wild bison in North America, reports CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann. “Look at the valley full of bison.

Bringing bison back to North American landscapes Date: March 3, 2010 Source: University of Calgary Summary: The next 10 to 20 years could be extremely significant for restoring wild populations of ...

Before Spanish explorers brought horses to North America in1519, the indigenous peoples killed bison by driving them over "buffalo jump" cliffs, and then finishing them off with spears and clubs.

In 2008, there were 61 plains bison conservation herds in North America containing about 20,500 animals, and 11 conservation herds of wood bison, containing nearly 11,000 animals, according to the ...

This article was originally published with the title “Bison versus Mammoths: New Culprit in the Disappearance of North America's Giants” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 304 No. 3 (March 2011) ...

The North American bison is a towering, shaggy beast that has roamed our continent for thousands of years. Many people have suggested that the largest American land mammal and icon of the country ...

North American bison have rebounded from near-extinction in the nineteenth century but from such small inbred founding populations that once-rare deleterious nuclear gene alleles and mitochondrial ...

Why this all matters is because of the vast importance that the ice-free corridor has on the settlement of North America. Exactly when bison roamed through the 900-mile-long ice-free corridor is vital ...