The reintroduction of bison to Banff National Park started with a herd of 16 animals brought in from Elk Island National Park in 2017. Over five years, it's swelled to more than 80 animals thriving on ...

Dan Rafla / © Parks Canada Wild bison take their first steps in their new home in Banff National Park. A herd of 16 plains bison were reintroduced to Canada's oldest ...

In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, bison have returned to Canada's Banff National Park after being wiped out more than a century ago. A biologist explains the efforts to help anchor a herd to ...

BANFF, Alberta – If bison gets reintroduced to Banff National Park next year, as Parks Canada intends, North America’s migratory birds will benefit. That’s one of the take-aways from a recent talk in ...

BANFF (CANADA) - Wild bison that once numbered in the tens of millions in North America before being hunted almost to extinction are once again thriving in a pocket of western Canada. Appearing from a ...

The skull of a bison sits on display with the Piikani Nation flag hung on the wall behind it. Some of the men responsible for the skull's presence are sharing their experience of returning to their ...

An Indigenous-led report says relying on traditional knowledge could help to ensure the success of bison that have been reintroduced in Banff National Park. In 2017, Parks Canada released 16 bison in ...

Wild bison that once numbered in the tens of millions in North America before being hunted almost to extinction are once again thriving in a pocket of western Canada. Appearing from a distance as ...

Appearing from a distance as specks against the backdrop of the Rocky Mountains, these animals are also restoring balance at the top of a fragile ecosystem. North America's largest land mammal -- ...