Several years ago, I had the chance to drive around the Dakotas and was struck by the haunting beauty and the sheer immensity ...

Editor's note: This story is part of 'ESA at 50,' a series that examines the past, present and future of the Endangered Species Act. Often called the "pit bull of environmental laws," the ESA has ...

(StatePoint) The plains bison (or buffalo) is America’s National Mammal. When you think of this majestic species, several associations may come to mind: their long history with Native people and the ...

Much like its iconic palm trees, California’s bison were brought out west 100 years ago by Hollywood producers filming westerns — but now on Catalina Island they’re dying off. What began as a herd of ...

At the end of the last ice age, large herds of bison roamed across Europe. But by 1927, the European bison became extinct in the wild, with only about 60 individuals remaining in captivity. Scientists ...

Before reintroduction of the species in recent years, the last recorded bison on the tallgrass prairie was in northern Osage County, Okla., in 1851. It was killed by a survey crew. "It's appalling ...