Bison

Seven Generations and 130 Years Later, A Circle Is Complete With Bison Homecoming

Sean Gerrity | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Montana, History, Nature, Nonprofit, Environment, Native Americans, Conservation, Bison, American Prairie Reserve, Green News

Tears came to his eyes, and to many of those listening, when he said that seeing these young bison being released onto this landscape was, to him, a sign that, slowly, things are being set right again.

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Montana Tribes Light the Way to Brighter Future for Bison

Jamie Rappaport Clark | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Environment, Yellowstone, Defenders of Wildlife, Wildlife, Bison, Yellowstone Bison, Bison Extinction, Great Plains Bison, Green News

With genetically pure bison back on their ancestral stomping grounds, we have the chance restore our nation's great conservation legacy, preserve our wildlife heritage, and reinvent a classic symbol of our wild American spirit.

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Colo. Springs SWAT Team Takes Out Escaped Bison

Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Video, Colorado Springs Escaped Bison, Escaped Bison, Sniper Shoots Bison, Colorado Springs Bison, Bison, Denver News

If Denver's (no longer accurate) reputation is that of a 'cow town,' what does that make Colorado Springs? Based on the city's bizarre run-ins with b...

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PHOTOS: A Grizzly Drama In The Tetons

Margie Goldsmith | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Coyotes, Jackson Hole, Mule Deer, Bear Adoption, Bighorn Sheep, Grizzly Bears, Mother-Daughter Love Story, Red Fox, Photographer/Naturalist Kurt Johnson, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Bison, Bald Eagles, Winter Wildlife Safaris, Moose, Wyoming, Elk, ? Grizzlies 399 and 610, Rising Sage Café, Grand Teton National Park, Spring Creek Ranch, Rough-Legged Hawk, Golden Eagle, Slidepollajax, Travel News

"Kind of like a bear soap opera..."

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Baby Golden Gate Park Bison Killed After Encounter With Small Dog

Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.05.2012

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A baby bison from the iconic herd in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park has died after an unfortunate encounter with a small dog. Around 9am on Wedne...

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Pennsylvania Zoo Cleared In Tragic Bison Deaths During Flooding

AP | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Video, Pennsylvania, Zooamerica Pennsylvania, Zooamerica Dead Bison, Pennsylvania Bison Deaths, Animals, Zooamerica Bison Deaths, Bison, Green News

HERSHEY, Pa. -- Federal agriculture officials have cleared a Pennsylvania zoo of wrongdoing in the deaths of two bison during September's massive floo...

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Farming Bison To Bring Back A True American Breed

Liza de Guia | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Breed, Exotic Animals, Skeeternyc, National Bison Association, Beef, Buffalo, Slowfood, Food Curated, Liza deGuia, Cattle, Film, Animals, Organic, Meat Industry, Good Food, Bison, Sustainable, Video, Restaurant, Cooking, Farmers, Edwin Tuccio, Bison Farming, Documentary, North Quarter Farm, Food, Meat, Food News

Right now, it's good to be a bison farmer. There's a growing demand for the meat, prices have doubled, and there's a lot more interest in the food community, something attributable to the changing American diet.

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Bison, Fashion's New Favorite Skin (PHOTOS)

Joy Yoon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Archer Tote, Parabellum, Bison, Maxfield, Jason Jones, Los Angeles, Mike Feldman, Tomorrowland, Colette, Union, Style News

Bison is all the rage. From new meat alternative to now, fashion, the duo behind the Los Angeles label Parabellum are pushing the fashion boundaries with their use of bison skin.

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Shooting A Buffalo And Eating It Raw

Daniel Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Daniel Klein, Eichtens, Butcher, Local Food, Sustainable Food, Buffalo, Slaughter, Wild, Perennial Plate, Processing Plant, Organic, Bison, Buffalo Hunting, Food News

The Eichten family has been in the buffalo business for over 20 years. They kill two buffalo every Tuesday, processing the 1000 pound animals at the nearby Deutchland Meats.

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Menagerie of Animals Saved from Suffering

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Animal Sanctuary, Animal Rescue, Montana, Wildlife, Bison, Neglect, Green News

The Humane Society's animal rescue team rescues thousands of dogs, cats and horses every year from dire situations. But what do you do when the animals needing help include camels, bison, and exotic South American rodents?

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With Yellowstone's Bison, Why Aren't the Times A-Changin'?

Matt Skoglund | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Montana, Yellowstone, Buffalo, Yellowstone National Park, Conservation, Idaho, Animals, Cute Animals, Bison, Green News

Don't you think it's time for your tax dollars to stop funding the needless harassment and slaughter of the icon of the West?

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Let the Buffalo Roam! America's Last Wild Herds Under Attack by US Government and Cattle Industry

Deborah Bassett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Native American Rights, Wild Bison, Montana, Grassroots Activism, Livestock, Wildlife Conservation, Cattle Industry, Brucellosis, Buffalo Field Campaign, Wild Buffalo, Bison, Green News

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Growing Demand For Bison Meat Stretches Ranchers

AP | STEVE KARNOWSKI | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bison, Bison Meat, Bison Ranchers, Buffalo Farmers, Food News

MINNEAPOLIS — The deep snow blanketing the Midwest prairie didn't bother the bison on Ed Eichten's ranch one bit. The hardy animals evolved to s...

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'Art Meets Beast' Event In Denver To Feature Bison-Butchering Exhibition, Lectures, Drinks

Westword | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art Meets Beast, Bison, MCA Denver, Denver Contemporary Art Museum, Denver Events, Bison Butchering, Denver News

On November 10, Jimmy "the Butcher" Cross of Marczyk Fine Foods will perform in the round in the garage of MCA Denver, an appropriately postmodern ven...

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There's No Better Time to See Yellowstone Than in Winter

Eileen Ogintz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yellowstone, Old Faithful, Winter, National Parks, Geysers, Bison, Wildlife, Big Sky, Visit Montana, Jackson Hole, Ice Skating, National Park Service, Snowshoeing, Travel News

There's no better time to visit Yellowstone than in winter, when you won't be fighting the crowds. That's what we told Gertrude, a bison we encountered snowshoeing around the Geyser Basin.

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Animals in Odd Places

David Mizejewski | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ibex, Animal Oddities, US Airways Maggots, Sloth, Moose, Grizzly Bear, Squirrels, Animal Planet, Alligator, Monkeys, Iguanas, Bison, National Wildlife Federation, Green News

On my Animal Oddities blog I often report on animals that show up in odd places. Here, for your pleasure, are my top ten "animals in odd places" stories.

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PHOTOS: Wholphins, Ligers, And Other Crazy Animals Hybrids

Huffington Post | Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Zebroid, Lion, Zorse, Thailand, Tiger, Polar Bear, Cattle, Pizzly Bear, Wholphin, Grizzly Bear, Savannah Cat, Bison, Beefalo, Private Zoo, Grolar Bear, Cama, Tigons, Serval, Camel, Baby Ligers, Llama, Hawaii Sea Life Park, Slidepollajax, Green News

You've probably seen a hybrid in your time. The mule is a hybrid between the horse and a donkey. Plants and flowers are frequently mixed to create new...

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Quick! Do Something! 9 Disappearing Habitats From Around The World

Huffington Post | Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011

Sometimes it's development. Sometimes it's ignorance about how nature works. Sometimes it's just plain greed. And of course, throwing climate change i...

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Ernest Hemingway Brand Shoes?

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOZEMAN, Mont. — The 82-year-old son of writer Ernest Hemingway says his famous father would approve of a new line of shoes named after the Pulitzer...

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PHOTOS: Lions, Pigeons, And Five Other Animals On Birth Control

Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Lion, Giza Zoo, Geese, Pigeon, Lions, Canada Goose, Catalina, Bison, Deer, South Africa, Elephant, Goose, Birth Control, Elaphants, Population Control, Cairo, Wild Pig, Immunocontraceptive, Contraceptive, Makali Reserve, Animals, Pzp, Assateague, Green News

Many species are endangered, but there are animals out there who are doing way too well. Animals like deer, pigeons, and even elephants are multiplyin...

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Putting Bison on Feedlots: Unnatural, Unnecessary, Unsafe

Andrew Gunther | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Factory Farms, Food Safety, Feedlots, E. Coli, Bison, Health, Bison Feedlots, Yellowstone, Buffalo, Slaughter, Rocky Mountain, Buffalo Guys, Natures Rancher, Healthy Living News

Before this recall most people would have thought of bison as a safe, healthy meat from animals roaming the ranges of the West. We can now see all too well that this isn't the case.

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Meatopia: Meat-Up on Governors Island (PHOTOS)

Stefan Beck | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicken, Josh Ozersky, Carne Asada Tacos, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Jimmy Carbone, Robert Richter, Beef, Sixpoint Craft Ales, The Meatball Shop, Meatballs, Pork, La Esquina, Meat, Bison, Meatopia, Slidepollajax, Slidefullscreen, Food News

We ought to eat as much meat as possible, without the self-conscious pride of defying the nanny-statist health nuts or sanctimonious cow-huggers. It should be our daily bread.

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Bison CHARGES At Yellowstone Park Goer

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yellowstone National Park, Video, Yellowstone, Yellowstone Bison, Bison, Travel News

Travel nightmare: getting tossed in the air by a bison. It happened to some poor Utah woman who was visiting Yellowstone National Park, according to t...

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The Latest In Food Recalls: Bison Meat, Chicken Of The Sea Tuna

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Food Safety, Food Recalls, Salmonella, Food Recall, Recall, E. Coli, Beef Recall, Kellogg's, Kellogg Recall, Kellogg's Recall 2010, Kellogg's Recall, Cereal Recall, Bison Recall, Bison, Bison Meat, Food News

In the slideshow below we'll be keeping track of the latest major U.S. food -- and food-related -- recalls. According to the Institute of Medicin...

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Buffalo head falls, traps man snoozing in recliner

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Buffalo Head Falls, Taxonomy, Buffalo, Buffalo Head Traps Man, Bison, Food News

ISLAMADORA, Fla. — Most people would only worry about being crushed by a buffalo out in the wild. It turns out the animals can be dangerous when...

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