Coming from the same company that brought you the first U.S.-brewed non-alcoholic organic craft beer, the new Bison Sticks ...

The American bison, or American buffalo as they are commonly called, were once close to extinction. Their numbers dropped from 30-60 million to around 500 because of overhunting in the 19th century.

The bison and the Earth are depending on us. Dana Benner has been writing about all aspects of the outdoors, sustainability, self-sufficiency, and Native American history for 35 years.

American bison, also known as buffalo, have bounced back from their near extinction due to commercial hunting in the 1800s. But they remain absent from most of the grasslands they once occupied, ...

American bison, also known as buffalo, have bounced back from their near extinction due to commercial hunting in the 1800s. But they remain absent from most of the grasslands they once occupied, ...

A historical map shows the ranges affected by the extermination of the American bison over time. Library of Congress. By the late 1860s, the U.S. Army was encouraging this mass slaughter.

American bison are making a major comeback. The Fish and Wildlife Service in early June announced that several petitions to add Yellowstone bison to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife ...

Legislation adopting the bison as the U.S. national mammal passed the House and Senate this week. Now it's waiting for President Obama's signature.

The American Bison was an animal that roamed from Alaska to Mexico and from Appalachia to the Sierra Nevada. It was North America’s largest and most ubiquitous land animal.

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 ...

FILE - Bison awaiting transfer to Native American tribes walk in a herd inside a corral at Badlands National Park, on Oct. 13, 2022, near Wall, S.D. U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday ...