By the late 1800s, however, "bison were nearly driven to extinction through uncontrolled hunting and a U.S. policy of eradication tied to intentional harm against and control of Native American ...

The bison corrals are unique in both their size and design. A mature American bison bull can stand more than six-feet tall and weigh up to 2,000 pounds.

Some 82 tribes across the U.S. now have more than 20,000 bison in 65 herds — and that's been growing in recent years along with the desire among Native Americans to reclaim stewardship of an ...

Over 30 bison from Colorado are being transferred to multiple Native American tribes across the Great Plains. The bison will be loaded onto trucks for relocation to tribal lands.

American bison, commonly known as buffalo, once thundered across the prairies of North America — until 1889, when they were almost driven to ...

The "Great Slaughter" of bison between 1820 and 1880 was driven by the U.S. government promoting the mass hunting of bison in an effort to subdue Native American tribes, along with construction of ...

Bison can live up to 20 years and are led by a matriarch rather than a bull, and the cows begin breeding at two years old. Pogue said her family will begin checking for pregnant cows soon.

SOMERSET, Pa. – The Pittsburgh zoo has added one of the nation’s most iconic creatures, the American bison, to its sprawling Somerset County conservation center. Three female bison and a male ...

Heinert, 50, a South Dakota state senator and director of the InterTribal Buffalo Council, views his job in practical terms: Get bison to tribes that want them, whether two animals or 200.