Editor’s Note: “Close Encounters: Tourists in the Wild” on The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper takes us to Yellowstone National Park, where visitors behaving badly can lead to dangerous encounters ...

Wild bison that wander into Colorado might get new protections against being poached, under a bill being introduced in the upcoming legislative session. Currently in Colorado, bison are considered ...

In a recent New York Times commentary, author Dayton Duncan celebrated what he termed as the ongoing restoration of bison across the West. That may sound like a wildlife success story. However, what ...

JANOS, Chihuahua -- The wild bison herd standing in the golden grass look like they stepped out of a painting of the old west. But this is northern Mexico, and these bison are part of modern day ...

Dear EarthTalk: Our forebears decimated the great wild bison herds of the 1800s. Are those remaining today endangered? If so, what are we doing about it? – M. Nadler, Atlanta, GA Just 150 years ago, ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has begun implementation of a new law aimed at protecting wild bison that migrate to Colorado. The law — which originated as a priority bill in the American Indian Affairs ...

A way to protect wild bison making their way to Colorado is gaining steam through a new legislative committee tasked with addressing issues in Native communities. A bill that would allow bison to be ...

Recently news media announced the transfer of 141 of Yellowstone’s bison to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. Most of the media and many conservation groups hailed this as “restoring” bison to the ...

A group of onlookers cheered as almost two dozen bison descended a ramp out of a semi-truck and ran free into their new wild home on First Nation lands in Canada. The moving moment from February 2023 ...

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.