American bison
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In addition to endangered populations, the base is home to a herd of North American bison, one of only two wild conservation herds of bison in California.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2025
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
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
I left for school under the benevolent gaze not only of Mother but also of bright-eyed otters and burly American bison and stretching and yawning orangutans.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
