In mid-January, a containment fence was illegally cut on Yellowstone National Park’s Stephens Creek Quarantine Facility, allowing more than 50 bison to escape. Approximately half of the bison being held … Read more
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Rocky Mountain Region: 2017 In Review
At the National Wildlife Federation we strive to unite all Americans to ensure wildlife thrive in a rapidly changing world. This means we have the distinct pleasure of connecting people … Read more
Celebrate National Bison Day!
Happy National Bison Day! Today is a celebration of the deep and fundamental role bison, our national mammal, plays in our history, cultures, and ecology. Not only do bison hold … Read more
Buffalo Break New Trails on Wind River
On Saturday October 21, 2017, ten buffalo from the National Bison Range in Montana will become the second batch of animals to be released on Eastern Shoshone tribal lands on … Read more
Watch Bison Reintroduction Story on World of Adventure
As the National Wildlife Federation’s naturalist, I do media appearances to spread the word on our wildlife conservation work. My latest is an episode of a series called World of … Read more
1st Wild Bison Calf Born on Wind River Reservation in More Than 130 Years
On Wednesday May 3, the first bison calf was born on the Wind River Reservation in well over 130 years. This momentous occasion follows the return of bison, traditionally called … Read more
Wallowing in Politics
In January 2016, the National Park Service released an environmental assessment for a new quarantine option that would place Yellowstone bison on the Fort Peck Reservation in northeastern Montana rather than … Read more
After 131 years, Buffalo Return Home to the Wind River Reservation
This morning, I joined more than 200 people to witness the return of 10 buffalo to the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming – the first time buffalo have roamed these … Read more
Boy-Zhan Bi-Den: Buffalo Return
What was most incredible was that the wildebeests represented only a small fraction of the buffalo population that once existed in North America. The largest ungulate migration in the world … Read more
NWF Helps Navajo Nation Cultivate Gardens and Cultural Connections
Dust blowing at 50 miles per hour. Feral horses knocking down fences. 100-degree temperatures. No running water within a city block. These are not the typical components of a gardening … Read more
