In some areas, the researchers found that the presence of the migratory grazers enriched the plant matter with crude protein ...

Outside of Yellowstone, most bison are domesticated and kept in confined areas, such as in zoos and conservation parks. The study suggests that environments in the American West and Midwest could be ...

In a new study published in Science, researchers analyzed the impacts of free-roaming bison in Yellowstone National Park.

Free-moving herds of migratory bison in Yellowstone National Park are stimulating the regrowth of flourishing grasslands and reshaping ecosystems, a new study has found. Contrary to conventional ...

In the 1960s, ecologist Tony Sinclair made a breakthrough discovery when he observed a huge population surge of wildebeest in the Serengeti. He found that the wildebeest were the key to keeping ...

Scientists from Washington and Lee University, the National Park Service and the University of Wyoming have published research in Science shedding new light on the value of bison recovery efforts in ...

Wildebeests usually stick together in herds to protect themselves from predators, but in this case, a lone wildebeest bull boldly stood its ground to protect a distressed mother waterbuck and her ...

Free-roaming herds of large herbivores are few and far between on Earth, but where they do occur — like with bison in ...