Most Americans who have visited Yellowstone or watched a nature documentary have probably used the word “buffalo” to describe the massive, shaggy animals roaming the Great Plains. That casual label, ...

Approximately 400,000 bison roam the North American landscape today, of which nearly 90% are considered livestock.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. In this episode of Mongabay Sessions, Mongabay staff journalist Liz Kimbrough sits down with acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns to discuss his latest ...

When babies are born, it’s always a cause for celebration — but even more so when the babies in question help further wildlife conservation. A new calf born at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge in ...

Theodore Roosevelt and Sitting Bull both thought the great American buffalo were extinct. Roosevelt called it “a veritable tragedy of the animal world,” and Sitting Bull said, “a cold wind blew on the ...