An ancient bison was frozen inside Siberian permafrost for up to 9,000 years until the melting ice coughed out its mummified body in summer 2022. Now scientists in Russia hope to clone the ancient ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A massive breakthrough was announced this week by the ...

The forces of nature were getting more than a little prodding recently on the grassy 1,200-acre reserve outside this village near Spain’s border with Portugal. Five years ago, this reserve was a ...

Although there is no evidence that the European bison (Bison bonasus), known as wisent, ever roamed the islands of the United Kingdom, its genetic heritage suggests that it is attuned to the ...

Once on the brink of extinction, the mighty bison has made a remarkable comeback. In this video, we explore the incredible story of survival and resilience behind North America's largest land mammal.

For Yellowstone bison, this winter must feel like an extinction event. Forced out of Yellowstone’s highlands by the harshest winter in fifteen years, Tribes that have seen limited harvests of bison in ...

Plans to increase wood mining and to shoot the endangered bison population in the Polish Białowieża Forest is a textbook example of the failure of the state to protect nature.