/tags/bison Bison en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 12 Oct 2023 19:53:52 GMT /2023-10-12/ken-burns-film-shows-how-bison-were-nearly-driven-to-extinction-and-then-saved This month, award-winning director Ken Burns will release a documentary showing how bison were nearly driven to extinction before an unlikely group of people preserved the species. His two-part series is called "The American Buffalo." Thu, 12 Oct 2023 19:53:52 GMT /2023-10-12/ken-burns-film-shows-how-bison-were-nearly-driven-to-extinction-and-then-saved Will Walkey /news/2023-09-10/southern-ute-tribes-bison-herd-at-maximum-capacity-due-to-environmental-restrictions By harvesting about 15 buffalo a year, the Ute Tribal Council's buffalo program is able to provide up to five pounds of free bison meat to each Southern Ute Tribal member household each month. The program reintroduces an important part of the Ute diet and way of life. Sun, 10 Sep 2023 12:00:00 GMT /news/2023-09-10/southern-ute-tribes-bison-herd-at-maximum-capacity-due-to-environmental-restrictions Amanda Horvath, Rocky Mountain PBS /news/2023-03-16/us-tribes-get-bison-as-they-seek-to-restore-bond-with-animal Dozens of bison from a mountain park outside Denver have been transferred to several tribes from across the Great Plains. Thu, 16 Mar 2023 16:41:22 GMT /news/2023-03-16/us-tribes-get-bison-as-they-seek-to-restore-bond-with-animal Matthew Brown and Thomas Peipert, Associated Press /news/2022-06-29/yellowstone-bison-gores-colorado-man-causes-arm-injury A Colorado man who Yellowstone National Park officials say got too close to a bison was thrown by the animal while trying to get himself and a child away from danger. Wed, 29 Jun 2022 18:13:41 GMT /news/2022-06-29/yellowstone-bison-gores-colorado-man-causes-arm-injury Associated Press /environment/2019-10-24/the-next-yellowstone-the-bison-is-a-symbol-of-god Almost two centuries ago, the U.S. government and white hunters began slaughtering bison on the Great Plains. They pushed the animals close to extinction.… Thu, 24 Oct 2019 21:31:51 GMT /environment/2019-10-24/the-next-yellowstone-the-bison-is-a-symbol-of-god Nate Hegyi /2018-06-11/environmental-group-calls-bison-refuge-closures-a-vendetta Public lands facilities around the nation are cutting budgets and staff. But in the Mountain West region, cutbacks at Montana's National Bison Refuge... Mon, 11 Jun 2018 21:34:24 GMT /2018-06-11/environmental-group-calls-bison-refuge-closures-a-vendetta Amanda Peacher, Amanda Peacher /science/2018-05-25/first-bison-calf-conceived-using-in-vitro-dies-but-csu-scientists-remain-hopeful The first bison calf to be conceived using in vitro fertilization has died. The 11-month-old calf, named IVF1, was part of the Laramie Foothills Bison… Fri, 25 May 2018 17:52:05 GMT /science/2018-05-25/first-bison-calf-conceived-using-in-vitro-dies-but-csu-scientists-remain-hopeful Stephanie Daniel /2018-05-17/to-save-bison-from-slaughter-yellowstone-officials-plan-to-send-them-to-tribal-lands Yellowstone National Park is moving forward with a plan to help create new herds of wild, genetically-pure bison across the country. Thu, 17 May 2018 21:53:57 GMT /2018-05-17/to-save-bison-from-slaughter-yellowstone-officials-plan-to-send-them-to-tribal-lands Nate Hegyi, Nate Hegyi