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

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

Prayers are pouring in for two major U.S. states on Sunday evening. The National Weather Service is warning two U.S. states ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

An estimated 1,551 bison were killed in 2022-23, equal to about 27% of the 2022 summer population of about 6,000 animals. This summer’s population was estimated in August at about 4,800 animals ...

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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.