Visitors to Yellowstone National Park recently witnessed an intense hunt when a pack of gray wolves chased a herd of American bison along the side of the road. Witnesses visiting the park were able to ...

Imagine sitting in your car on a bridge with a hundred massive bison charging towards you. As the bridge shakes, their hoofbeats grow louder. Just as you wonder if the herd will collide directly with ...

In 2026, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History is celebrating all things American bison. Through a series of new exhibitions, displays and programming, the national mammal will take ...

A bull bison skull collected in Montana by Smithsonian taxidermist William Temple Hornaday, who would go on to champion bison conservation through museum exhibits and displays of living bison behind ...

With Indigenous Peoples’ Day Monday, October 13, we look at the herds of bison many tribes relied on that were nearly wiped out. Year and Population 1800 – 5 million 1875 – 1 million 1880 – 395,000 ...