Institute are mourning the loss of two elderly American Bison
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and Evolution found that widespread restoration of bison
More than 30 million bison once roamed North America
worked with American Prairie Reserve staff to fit bison – movement study will help researchers understand how bison
Male bison can weigh more than 2,000 pounds, nearly
Ecologist Bill McShea shares how the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s collaboration with American Prairie Reserve will help scientists better understand how changes to the grasslands affect the wildlife that call it home.
Conservation Ecology Center Where the Bison
Ecologist Andy Boyce discovered a lobster fossil near his field site in Montana, evidence that long ago this area of the Northern Great Plains was once the floor of a shallow sea.
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sharp teeth and claws to catch caribou, moose, deer, bison
sharp teeth and claws to catch caribou, moose, deer, bison
Smithsonian’s National Zoo Welcomes Two New Bison
Always free of charge, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo is one of Washington D.C.’s, and the Smithsonian’s, most popular tourist destinations, with more than 2 million visitors from all over the world each year. The Zoo instills a lifelong commitment to conservation through engaging experiences with animals and the people working to save them.
I Spent the Summer Studying a Herd of Bison, And Here
Smithsonian scientists are collaborating with the American Prairie Reserve in Montana to help understand, restore and preserve this wild landscape. Follow ecologists into the field as they attempt to answer big conservation questions in an even bigger place.
that supports an abundance of wildlife, from mighty bison
The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and American Prairie Reserve are collaborating to protect and restore one of North America’s greatest treasures — the prairie.
the wildlife that call it home — from the mighty bison
