American Bison

The American bison is one of the largest members of the Bovidae family. Males reach six feet at shoulder height and weigh up to 2,000 pounds. Male and female bison herd separately during the winter months and regroup for mating purposes during the summer months.

There was a time not long ago when herds were so numerous that it was said a man could walk across the backs of the bison and not touch ground for miles. This all changed when European settlers migrated westward. With this expansion came the wholesale slaughter of the bison. The bison were nearly wiped out and the Native American tribes whose culture and survival depended on the bison were decimated. Now the American bison is protected and its numbers are continuing to grow, but the herds may never reach the great numbers that once roamed free.

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