Photo: Rick Keen/USFWS, Mountain Prairie: Denver (Some rights reserved)
Bison, national mammal of the USA
Fun fact: bison entered the Americas through the land bridge from Siberia during an Ice Age.
Sometimes referred to as American buffalo
Also see: Buffalo
Headlines
How Bison Poop Is Restoring Yellowstone – Outside
It’s Bison, Not Buffalo. And Other American Bison Facts
Bison are Back – The Conversation
How Native American tribes are bringing back the bison from brink of extinction – The Guardian
Utah ‘pure’ bison herd may be key to conserving species – CNN
Celebrations
National Bison Day is the first Saturday in November. Hashtag: #NationalBisonDay
Story of the Bison
Senate Passes Bison Day Resolution – WCS.org
National Mammal
Bison Bellows: America’s New National Mammal (U.S. National Park Service)
PBS: American Buffalo
Ken Burns documentary, two-part, four-hour film set to air on PBS October 16-17, 2023
kenburns.com/films/the-american-buffalo
Why Ken Burns Will Never Go Hollywood
Videos
Bison Management on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park (2021)
Wikipedia
American Bison
Mary Ann (Molly) Goodnight
Parks
Planeta.com