Frank Bison in Yellowstone National Park spent over 100 years as two genetically distinct herds. But now they're roaming as one interbreeding population, a new study suggests. Herds of wild bison ...
Yellowstone bison are unique because they are the only continuously wild and genetically pure herd in the US with minimal cattle gene introgression. Most other herds have some degree of cattle ...
For years, Yellowstone National Park was home to two distinct bison herds, each with its own breeding patterns. But new research reveals a big change: these once-separate herds have now merged ...
Researchers from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have discovered that bison in Yellowstone National Park—the only group of American bison that has ...
The DNR stated in a press release it will work with the Minnesota Zoo to cooperatively manage a genetically-pure bison herd ... total plains bison in 54 conservation herds (herds managed in ...
the Saving Animals from Extinction program incorporates the most genetically pure bison and pays close attention to genetic diversity to manage the health of its herds. At the International ...
The herd of 14 bison is now being cared for as two herds of seven bison. As a single herd, the bison utilized two different pastures in the Trexler Nature Preserve throughout the year.