American bison

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The study's methodology could also be adapted to reconstruct the causes of population declines and range collapses of other large herbivores, including American bison, to improve awareness of past threats and enrich current conservation plans.

From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2023

“The story of American bison really is two different stories,” says Rosalyn LaPier, a Native American ethnobotanist.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2023

Large herbivores like the American bison and the white rhinoceros traditionally clipped grass and ate shrubs, reducing available wildfire fuel.

From Scientific American • Sep. 9, 2023

Before European colonization, North America had an estimated 30 to 60 million plains bison, one of two subspecies of the American bison.

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2023

Having made a full circle of the zoo, they were back at the pen of the American bison.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli