The transfer is part of an ongoing effort to return the animals to their native homes and support conservation efforts on tribal land.

Iowa City will host the Smithsonian’s "Great American Bison Road Trip" to showcase Iowa's connection to the national mammal. What to know: ...

PINGREE, N.D. — Bob Labounty steadily holds his rifle over a Ford Excursion, looking at his target — a yearling bison heifer. It’s a beautiful day, the sun shining over a pastel blue blanket sky, ...

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From their cozy homes in suburban Burlington, children curiously watch their new neighbors through windows and brainstorm nicknames. Earlier this month, with their distinctive brown fur, big heads, ...

Centuries ago, herds of bison roamed the Great Plains, numbering in the tens of millions. One of the most populous mammal species in North America, enormous herds of the animals grazed and migrated ...

The Laramie Foothills Bison Conservation Herd, overseen by CSU, is thriving in its 10th year. The herd, started with 10 bison, has grown to over 100 and provides yearlings to Native American tribes.

They waited four hours, jammed into the tiny parking lot at Burlington Prairie as 15-mph winds whipped across the snowy, flat ground outside. With the temperature in the teens, about 50 Native ...