Visitors to Maxwell Wildlife Refuge in McPherson County can see a glimpse of the Kansas prairie and the bison that roam the land.

This winter’s Yellowstone bison migration into the Gardiner Basin is the largest in about a decade – more than 1,200 animals as of this week. The animals leave the park only when food becomes ...

The National Park Service is clearing up any misconceptions on whether wildlife is migrating away from Yellowstone National ...

After Yellowstone National Park’s bison population grew to about 5,400 animals this spring, the park is calling for a herd reduction of about 1,300 animals this winter. Jacob W. Frank/NPS ...

Number of bison killed by hunters just outside the Yellowstone National Park boundary this winter was 1,067, according to the latest report issued by the Interagency Bison Management Plan.

Yellowstone National Park biologists have recommended the killing of 450 bison, primarily females, this winter to “reduce abundance and growth potential” in the northern herd. The statement ...

Nearly 1,200 bison were killed by tribal and state hunters this year, after a harsh winter drove the animals to leave the park in high numbers. That’s close to one-third of the park’s bison ...

Severe winter conditions over the 2022-2023 season led to a decline in the Lower Innoko-Yukon rivers wood bison population, including most of the 28 yearlings that were released into the herd in ...

Anecdotal evidence suggests bison might have specific behaviors associated with death and mourning. In one case in northern ...

Severe weather in the winter of 1996-97 killed 300 to 400 bison and, in the northern portion of Yellowstone, more than 500 elk.

The last winter with comparable numbers was 2007-2008, where roughly 1,350 bison were culled. That year, hunters killed only 166, and 1,087 were sent to slaughter.