The study points to the need to conserve and restore not only the larger grazers to maintain nutrient cycling and fully ...

A new study reveals that the tiniest animals can have the biggest impact on how nutrients move through grassland soil and ...

Soil nutrients support plants, and the animals who consume plants return these nutrients to the soil, creating a nutrient ...

A new study finds free roaming bison in Yellowstone National Park are reshaping the ecosystem. They have had a positive effect on grasses and soil, but some changes may not be for the better.

In some areas, the researchers found that the presence of the migratory grazers enriched the plant matter with crude protein by 119%, but in other areas that number was as high as 156%. That’s nearly ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior on Thursday announced $5 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to support the restoration of bison populations and grassland ...

There are few symbols of the American West more iconic than the bison -- shaggy giants that once roamed in the tens of millions before being nearly annihilated by European settlers.

A reflection of the planet’s increasingly volatile climate and the enduring influence of industrial interests, North American grasslands find themselves at the epicenter of one of the most severe ...

Cheyenne River Buffalo Ranch, which is owned by wildlife biologist Dan O'Brien and his family, has achieved bird-friendly habitat certification through Audubon’s Conservation Ranching program. The ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The thousands of bison that roam state and federal land in the Upper Midwest are a far cry from the millions that once inhabited the plains 200 years ago. But, today’s bison ...