Smithsonian researcher Sarah Johnson studies bison specimens to understand how the species’s genetic diversity changed after its decline ...

There are many amazing creatures living in North America, but when it comes to the largest mammal on the continent, it is the impressive bison, commonly called a buffalo. This animal has been walking ...

A Western grizzly bear is an apex predator with immense physical strength, estimated to be equivalent to 2.5 to 5, or even 6, adult humans. They possess a bite force of up to 1,160 PSI—strong enough ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. I deplore and detest the policy of slaughtering bison who leave Yellowstone National Park ...

When you picture Colorado, you likely imagine majestic, towering mountains. Although the mountains are abundant, a large portion of Colorado’s land is high plains. Expanses of prairie grasslands take ...