Bison Bison Do Not Simply Follow Spring. They Help Create It. In Yellowstone, bison do more than follow nutritious new grass. By moving, grazing and returning, they can keep parts of the landscape green.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 8/4/2026 Canada’s ability to prevent forest fires lags behind the need. Migrating bison don't just consume grass—they help create healthier grasslands. And more...
Yellowstone Bison Bison Haven't Moved Like This In A Century And The Effects On The Land Are Staggering Scientists America's largest native herbivore continues to demonstrate its vital role as an ecosystem engineer.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 5/5/2026 North American wild horses survived the Ice Age. Baby bison takes on wolf and wins. And more...
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 9/23/2025 Yellowstone bison are reshaping the park's ecosystems in a positive way. Results of a small tree plant. The beauty of the Navajo Nation. And more...
Yellowstone Bison Scientists Spent 6 Years Tracking Yellowstone's Great Bison Migration. What They Found is Remarkable New research from the US national park shows migrating bison enrich grasslands – boosting plant nutrition, soil health and biodiversity.
Resources Onlookers Watch as Large Bison Dies in Scalding Yellowstone Hot Spring Onlookers at one of Yellowstone National Park's most popular sites watched a large bison take its final steps into a scalding hot spring and die in a horrifying reminder of what can happen away from the safety of marked paths.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 3/4/2025 Reevaluating wild bison management at Yellowstone Park. Saving money with beavers in the Czech Republic. Restoring the western water cycle. And more
Bio-Diversity Yellowstone National Park's Migrating Bison As winter snow accumulations melt, a “green wave” of fresh growth moves upwards, into Yellowstone’s higher elevations. Bison follow the green wave and they pretty much go where they wish. All this reverses with autumn snowfalls.
Bio-Diversity Yellowstone Starts Bison Cull as Animals Migrate to Montana As reported below, Yellowstone’s migrating bison are once again being killed because they carry brucellosis. Yellowstone’s bison would not be a threat to domestic livestock if: 1) all bison were vaccinated against brucellosis and 2) all cattle with whom they might share winter ranges were vaccinated against brucellosis.
