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.

A herd of bison has returned to Burlington Prairie in Kane County, part of a long-awaited return led by the American Indian ...

Quick Take By the 1880s and 1890s, fewer than 1,000 bison remained in the wild, a stark warning about unchecked exploitation.

“Anyone can love the mountains, but it takes a soul to love the prairie,” wrote Willa Cather, author of “O Pioneers!,” the saga of early westward struggles and the kind of character it took to ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — A cultural and spiritual event at Missoula County Public Schools on Wednesday helped Native American students connect with their heritage in a hands-on way. This is the second year ...

In Kane County, members of the Native American community gathered in December to welcome back a relative that's been missing ...

The sun hangs low over the horizon as a black pickup crunches the gravel road. As the truck comes to a stop, bright dark eyes stare nervously out of its trailer, whites bulging as a thick furry neck ...

A Story County farmer is working to restore Iowa’s native ecosystems with the help of a bison herd. Jathan Chicoine is a Story County farmer who is working to restore Iowa’s native ecosystems with the ...

Quick Take Preventing total extinction necessitated a successful recovery from a remnant population of only 1,000 bison. The ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BULL HOLLOW, Okla. (AP) — Ryan Mackey ...

Prior to the arrival of the first European settlers early in the 17th Century, an estimated 50 million Native Americans tilled the land in the area that became the United States, gathered food in the ...