Following the escape of more than 100 bison from a feedlot in southern Nebraska, neighbors jumped into pickup trucks, horses, and four-wheelers to try to apprehend the fleeing animals. "We had everything," Phelps County Sheriff Gene Samuelson said of the effort to apprehend the escapees who broke through a fence and escaped Valley View Feeders in Overton, Nebraska, some 150 … [Read more...] about More Than 125 Wild Bison Escape Nebraska’s Slaughterhouse
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Staggering Video shows Oglala Lakota Delivering Bison to Nature
In a new area of a national park in South Dakota, bison will roam for the first time in almost 150 years. It's an essential step in increasing the number of the national mammal of America. On Friday, four bison were released into a newly extended area by Badlands National Park officials. And it appears the bison made themselves at home right away based on the way they … [Read more...] about Staggering Video shows Oglala Lakota Delivering Bison to Nature
Visitors Flock to Western Manitoba First Nation to see the Birth of a Rare White Bison Calf
From a distance, you can see what appears to be a typical herd of roughly two dozen bison on a meadow just outside of Sioux Valley Dakota Nation, Man. But when you get closer to the herd, you'll notice that one of the most recent recruits has significantly greater significance. On May 7, the village welcomed a rare white male bison calf. The calf's mother, a white bison … [Read more...] about Visitors Flock to Western Manitoba First Nation to see the Birth of a Rare White Bison Calf
After Thousands of Years, Wild Bison Have Returned to Britain
Three European Bison (Bison bonasus) may be able to reverse the fact that the UK is one of the most environmentally devastated nations in the world. As the first of these creatures to walk freely in the wild in Britain for thousands of years, the three made history this week. As part of The Wilder Blean Project, run by the Kent Wildlife Trust and the Wildwood Trust, these … [Read more...] about After Thousands of Years, Wild Bison Have Returned to Britain
Yellowstone Bison Viral Footage Demonstrates Why We Should Respect Wildlife
A new viral video shot in Yellowstone National Park serves as a stark reminder of why we should respect wildlife, especially 1,000-kilogram bison, when visiting their habitat. The video, shot by onlooker Hayley Dayton, shows a large male bison charging a small girl and tossing her high into the air, agitated by the presence of over 50 tourists invading his personal … [Read more...] about Yellowstone Bison Viral Footage Demonstrates Why We Should Respect Wildlife