Defenders' Experts
Bison
Commonly called
“buffalo”, bison are the largest land mammals in
North
America.
Bison were hunted to near-extinction
in the 1800s. Today bison are making a comeback and Defenders is helping to make
this a wildlife success story.
Speak Out for Yellowstone Bison
America's last free-roaming wild bison are being slaughtered on a scale not seen since the 1800s. And hundreds more are slated to be killed when they range outside Yellowstone National Park's boundaries.
In the Field
Defenders of Wildlife is: working with Indian tribes to restore and increase bison herds on tribal lands; working to restore and increase bison herds on public lands across the Great Plains.
Read MoreManagement and Policy
Defenders of Wildlife is working to end the slaughter of bison near Yellowstone National Park.
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