Today is the final day of National Bison Month. In Yellowstone, we are so fortunate to have, once again, thousands of bison on the landscape. In the early 1900s, there were only about two dozen Yellowstone bison. These icons of the American West were brought back from the brink of extinction here in the world’s first national park. Yellowstone preserves the most important bison herd in the United States. 🦬 In a collaborative conservation effort, and through the generosity of individuals, founda

This #NationalBisonDay 🦬 we celebrate and honor the remarkable and resilient American bison. Having once roamed across North America by the tens of millions, commercial hunting and loss of land in the 1800s nearly drove bison to extinction. Yellowstone is the only place in the United States where they have lived continuously since prehistoric times. In the early 1900s, there were about two dozen animals left in Yellowstone. Thankfully, today, the protection and recovery of bison in Yellowstone

It’s National Bison Day, and this bison here is taking a snowy stroll at Yellowstone National Park. | The National Desk - TND