Across North America, bison are returning to prairie landscapes that once moved with their migrations, wallows, and selective grazing. The comeback carries real ecological promise, and it carries deep ...

Bison and grassland ecosystem restoration efforts in Tribal communities are getting a $1.5 million boost from the federal government. The funding was announced today by the Department of the ...

DENVER (AP) — U.S. officials will work to restore more large bison herds to Native American lands under a Friday order from Interior Secretary Deb Haaland that calls for the government to tap into ...

"The more buffalo that are out there, the ecosystems are improved for all other animals as well." Since 2015, scientists have been studying the route of Yellowstone's migratory bison herd to determine ...

Bison are political animals. A federal decision to revoke grazing leases for bison on public lands on the rolling plains of eastern Montana is the latest manifestation of long-standing contention. The ...

Bison were critical ecosystem influences on grasslands of North America, particularly in the Great Plains “bison belt.” They provided prey or carrion for wolves, grizzlies, other smaller predators and ...

A study published today in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution found that widespread restoration of bison to Tribal lands throughout the Northern Great Plains can help restore the prairie ecosystem ...

The 2021 Montana Legislature is shaping up as a threat to public-trust resources — our air, water, public lands and wildlife. Under law and policy, elected representatives are the major “trustees” of ...

Bison restoration efforts have been underway for over a century. Since the beginning, a motley crew of advocates have each seen something different in returning bison: a business opportunity, an ...