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Bison Impact

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How Bison Are Saving America’s Lost Prairie

How Bison Are Saving America's Lost Prairie

American prairies were once home to as many as 60 million bison. But when ranching and agriculture displaced elk and bison from the prairies, America’s grasslands all but disappeared.

Where the Bison Could Roam

Where the Bison Could Roam

Scott Heidebrink, the director of bison restoration for the American Prairie Reserve in northeast Montana, checks on a herd. “There are ways that bison were impacting the landscape that we haven’t even thought about,” he said. Nomadic bison would be welcome at Pitchstone Waters. A huge problem is that

Scientists Disagree On Bison Impacts To Yellowstone’s Northern Range

"Invasion Biology"

Scientists Disagree on Bison Impacts to Yellowstone’s Northern Range

“According to Yellowstone’s senior bison biologist who is quoted below, Yellowstone is the only place in North America with a complete set of predators and herbivores – both of which shape their habitat in ways conventional “managers” neither understand nor like. NOTE: this article was originally published to NationalParksTraveler.org