This winter’s Yellowstone bison migration into the Gardiner Basin is the largest in about a decade – more than 1,200 animals as of this week. The animals leave the park only when food becomes ...

Every winter, Gleason’s family makes the journey from southern Washington to the northern border of Yellowstone in Montana to gain a semblance of something they had lost. For centuries ...

Bison head for lower elevations during the winter in order to find food. Yellowstone's central bison herd typically heads to the park's west boundary during the colder months, whereas the northern ...

For Yellowstone bison, this winter must feel like an extinction event. Forced out of Yellowstone’s highlands by the harshest winter in 15 years, tribes that have seen limited harvests of bison ...

Thirteen bison were killed near Yellowstone National Park after being ... The bison in the area often move toward paved roads during the winter time as the conditions make it easier for them ...

With Yellowstone National Park’s bison population increasing to an estimated 5,449 animals following the spring calving season, officials are recommending the herd be reduced this winter by ...

“We arrived at the confluence of the Lamar River & Soda Butte Creek just in time to see the strong mother bison work hard to ...

Some ducked behind the snowcoaches (vehicles that offer winter travel to otherwise ... Between 3,000 and 6,000 bison live in Yellowstone National Park, where they feed on abundant grasses and ...

At the time, Yellowstone bison program manager Chris Geremia was explaining a decision tree the National Park Service would use this winter to remove bison from Yellowstone. Later in the meeting ...

But there’s good news! The researchers studied Yellowstone bison from two main groups that breed in the summer and two areas where bison spend the winter. They collected 282 tissue samples and ...

Bison jams are not uncommon in Yellowstone given their population ... number of bison in a herd can range from about 20 during the winter to an average of about 200 in the summer, the NPS says.

Although the states of Wyoming and Montana are known for their brutal winter months, the snow will be no deterrant to those desparate to get outside and see some one-of-a-kind topographical features.