The American bison is an incredibly interesting critter. Sometimes called buffalo, this name is a misnomer and suggests that the American bison is somehow related to the buffalo of the Old World.

President Theodore Roosevelt and others formed in 1905 to help save the animal from extinction was named the American Bison Association. But still, the usage of “buffalo” has persisted ...

For thousands of generations, buffalo (species bison bison) have evolved alongside ... ability to destroy the natural world. By 1900, the American buffalo teetered on the brink of disappearing ...