Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

October 11, 2008 4:41:49 AM CDT

Learn about Newser Points »

Stories related to: bison

Stories

3 Stories

  • April 2008

    • Bison on Comeback Trail

      LiveScience  |  Apr 30, 08 4:35 PM CDT

      Bison on Comeback Trail

      (Newser) - Once facing extinction in North America, bison are well on their way to a stunning comeback, LiveScience reports. After commercial hunting and habitat loss reduced their population to less than 1,100, the estimated bison population is approaching 500,000—thanks in large part to conservation efforts started more than a century ago by the American Bison Society and the Bronx Zoo. More »

      Tags

      Alaska  • Canada  • conservation  • wildlife  • ranch  • bison

  • March 2008

    • 32 Bison Shot to Death in Colorado

      Denver Post  |  Mar 21, 08 9:12 AM CDT

      32 Bison Shot to Death in Colorado

      (Newser) - Hunters shot to death more than 30 bison on a Colorado ranch, and state authorities are  investigating whether they had the right to do so, the Denver Post reports. It's legal in the state to hunt bison on private land with the owner's permission, but the scope of the carnage has raised suspicion. "There are just hundreds of acres with carcasses laying out there," said the local sheriff. "There are carcasses and hides." More »

      Tags

      Colorado  • hunting  • bison  • Wild West

  • September 2007

    • Hunters Take Aim in Wyoming

      Reuters  |  Sep 15, 07 4:20 PM CDT

      Hunters Take Aim in Wyoming

      (Newser) - Hunters take aim at a symbol of the American West today, as Wyoming’s National Elk Refuge opens the first buffalo season in almost a decade. Officials say they need to lower the population from 1,200 to 500 because of overgrazing and disease. But killing the once-endangered species has animal groups and locals up in arms, Reuters reports. More »

      Tags

      animal rights  • wildlife  • hunting  • species  • Wyoming  • bison

3 Stories

Today's Most Popular

Loading...

Premium Articles from HighBeam

Find more articles like this

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Newser gives you more news in less time. We search for the best and most important stories all over the web, read them for you, and deliver concise and sharp summaries—along with links to the full text. Newser provides a way to stay on top of an ever-expanding horizon of news and opinion—politics, sports, business, trends, technology, personalities, crimes, and controversies. Newser keeps you not just better informed, but, with our signature graphic interface and smart condensed format, more enjoyably informed.

Learn more »