The estimated number of bison going into this winter was 5,400. Now called the Tribal Food Transfer Program, the ship-to-slaughter practice has provided 260 animals to the Confederated Salish and ...

Bolstered by the new arrivals and the birth of calves, the herd was at its largest numbers going into the winter of 2022-23. Only half survived. An aerial survey last year counted 72 bison in the ...

The herd stays cool by wallowing in dirt, resting in shaded spots, and shedding their heavy winter coats. According to bison rancher Donnis Baggett, it’s part of an evolutionary advantage that ...

BILLINGS (LEE) -- Slabs of hardened snow and ice have kept food out of reach for some elk and bison in Yellowstone National Park this winter, leaving them to starve to death or become easy ...

The wolves that killed the bison cow belonged to the Wapiti Lake Pack, which utilizes a wide swath of territory, including the northern range in the winter. Yellowstone is home to nearly 5,000 ...

The park can support around a dozen bison across two summer and winter paddocks, although the number ebbs and flows each year with new calves being born and others being sent to The Wilds in ...