American bison are making a major comeback
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American bison are making a major comeback
American Bison with calf and herd eating grass
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Yellowstone represents the largest conservation herd of buffalo in the US
Bubble map and bar chart showing largest herds of bison as of 2018
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Bison are critical to the ecosystems they sprang from and the cultural fabric of Indigenous populations
North Dakota bison herd grazing
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The bison’s decimation is due to a constellation of factors—and repopulation efforts are complex
Badlands American bison bull with sunset behind it
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The transfer program takes a long time—and a lot of testing
A large male bison blocking a road
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The goal: A ‘metapopulation’
A herd of bison moves along a river