The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission approved dual classifications for bison this week, creating a distinction between domestic bison and wild bison, which are classified as big game.

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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, ...

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 ...

Colorado State University researchers, conservationists at the city of Fort Collins and Larimer County and the United States ...

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.