bison

Yellowstone National Park’s new bison plan allows the herd to grow by about 1,000 more than it's been in the past decade. Montana’s governor has threatened to sue. Meanwhile, the manager of a herd in Wyoming hopes the park will grow its herd, so he can grow his tribe’s, too.

A new social media tool aims to help visitors to Jackson, Wyoming, stay a safe distance away from wildlife, and there’s already interest from other parts of our region.

The Wind River Development Fund received a $36 million grant to fund economic growth and strengthen Indigenous sovereignty on the Wind River Reservation.

The plan prioritizes a program that transfers live bison to tribal nations, as well as hunts that take place outside the park.

Eastern Shoshone tribal member Jason Baldes has received the prestigious Wayfinder Award from the National Geographic Society for his work to restore bison to Indigenous lands. Baldes was one of fifteen global leaders who received the award, as well as the title of National Geographic Explorer this year.

Hundreds of tribal members and others congregated just outside Yellowstone National Park for a ceremony this week to celebrate the recent birth of the rare bison. They say it fulfills a prophecy that goes back two millennia.

The park’s chosen plan would see the herd increase up to 6,000 animals, an alternative that beat out a 5,000 cap or a third option that would have grown the herd to 7,000 animals.

On June 1, a woman was gored by a bison near a trail by Yellowstone Lake, according to a press release from Yellowstone National Park.

On April 21, a man got too close to a bison in Yellowstone National Park and sustained minor injuries.

The Wind River Water and Buffalo Alliance is looking for a graphic artist to help design their logo. The coalition is based in Fort Washakie on the Wind River Reservation and is made up of tribal agencies, tribal councils and nonprofits working to advance Indigenous-centered conservation.