American bison, by contrast, have a long, shaggy coat covering their front quarters, front legs and heads, light or dark ...

Buffalo Rock State Park near Ottawa, Illinois surprises with river bluff views, roaming bison, and massive animal-shaped ...

Bison and other large grazers are helping damaged land recover in ways many people did not expect. By moving, grazing, and leaving areas to rest, they can help restore grasses, improve soil, and hold ...

Skip the crowds and explore these peaceful nature escapes across Illinois, featuring sandstone canyons, floating bogs, ...

Nebraska baseball midweek starter and heralded transfer Cooper Katskee may have been punched in the face early, but the preseason All-American put his head down ...

In the animal world, some creatures stand out because of one clear feature-- a big head. This isn’t just about looks. A larger head often helps animals feed, communicate, protect themselves, or ...

This circuitous tale, that connects a massive bison bull across 140 years of American history, begins in 1886 when getting a ...

Under Montana law, privately owned bison are classified and regulated as livestock and are treated much like cattle. Unlike their wild counterparts in Yellowstone, these animals are fenced, handled an ...

This circuitous tale, that connects a massive bison bull across 140 years of American history begins in 1886, when getting a message across Montana was a life-threatening task.

As a kid, Jason Baldes knew full well something was missing from the prairies around his home: there were no buffalo to hunt. Today, he's aiming to change that ...

The stamp features a modern image by Montana-based wildlife photographer Tom Murphy alongside a historic bison stamp design from 1923 ...

In Montana, our way of life starts with the health of the land. When the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to yank bison grazing permits from American Prairie’s allotments, after years of ...