By 1894, fewer than 100 Yellowstone bison remained––and the ... cause a step further and started a small zoo on the Smithsonian grounds (imagine: buffalo grazing on the National Mall); then ...

Most visitors had never gotten close to a bison, and many were impressed by the size and majesty of the animals. Following this success, Hornaday proposed to found a national zoo where living ...

According the the National Park Service, bison population declined to fewer than 1,000 in the 1890s. Several acts and pieces ...

Remaining bison, or buffalo as the animals are called by Indigenous people, were gathered into herds and safeguarded, said Dawn Sherman, the executive director of the Tanka Fund, a South Dakota ...

A portion of those bison and their offspring have been allocated to 26 tribes in 12 states, including Alaska, via the InterTribal Buffalo Council. Yellowstone National Park’s goal is to keep its ...