WASHINGTON (CN) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reclassified the wood bison, a Canadian relative of the American plains bison, from "endangered" to "threatened" under the Endangered Species ...

Earlier this month, at the Large Animal Research Station in Fairbanks, state wildlife biologist Tom Seaton was shaking feed pellets onto a lush pasture. At the sound of the feed hitting the ground, a ...

It’s been another good year for Alaska’s wood bison herd. A recent population survey shows that the Lower Innoko and Yukon Rivers herd is healthy and growing. The herd was started in 2015 with the ...

For centuries, the Athabascan people of Alaska relied on wood bison for survival. That is until the species, deemed by the National Park Service as the largest terrestrial animal in North America, ...

This Philadelphia-based retail brand is developing a new supply chain for bison farmers across the US. As the demand for bison meat has risen, given its lower fat content and grazing practices, making ...

On a cool, blue-skied October morning, Erick and Kristen Doyle stood on the outside of a thin wired fence, on the other side of which a pack of bison quietly munched on a small mound of hay. “She has ...

MARLBORO TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (WABC) -- A 2,500-pound bison was on the loose in New Jersey. The animal escaped from its home in Marlboro Township. Animal control tracked the bison down and safely ...