Bison, Our National Mammal, Tidbits of Interest: https://www.doi.gov/blog/15-facts-about-our-national-mammal-american-bison Just some nice to know facts about one of our popular topics.

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

https://www.doi.gov/blog/15-facts-about-our-national-mammal-american-bison

Just some nice to know facts about one of our popular topics.

joehel2 Loc: Cherry Hill, NJ

Thanks for posting this.

pecohen Loc: Central Maine

Thanks. I learned a few things. These are animals I rarely get to see any more, though I did sometimes see them when I lived in California. Even in Yellowstone I saw only one; it was hard to miss, walking down the road and causing a massive traffic jam.

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

joehel2 wrote:

Thanks for posting this.

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

pecohen wrote:

Thanks. I learned a few things. These are animals I rarely get to see any more, though I did sometimes see them when I lived in California. Even in Yellowstone I saw only one; it was hard to miss, walking down the road and causing a massive traffic jam.

Lol, the jams still occur! We keep water and snacks with us!

DougS Loc: Central Arkansas

There are two types of Bison: Plains and Wood Bison. If you ever drive up the Alcan highway in winter, the wood bison graze along the road! The Wood Bison is the larger of the two.
It is quite an experience to get 'caught' in a bison traffic jam in Yellowstone. You 'could' reach out of your car window, and touch one (in theory, if you wanted to have your car door uninstalled)!

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

DougS wrote:

There are two types of Bison: Plains and Wood Bison. If you ever drive up the Alcan highway in winter, the wood bison graze along the road! The Wood Bison is the larger of the two.
It is quite an experience to get 'caught' in a bison traffic jam in Yellowstone. You 'could' reach out of your car window, and touch one (in theory, if you wanted to have your car door uninstalled)!

There are no Wood Bison in the lower 48 and 100 or so in Alaska. The Canadians have the remaining several thousand. There are roughly 450,000 Plains Bison left in the lower 48 of which approx 4,000 as of 2023 reside in Yellowstone Park (Had a big hunt last year in neighboring Paradise Valley. Shameful the way it was conducted to say the least.)

DougS Loc: Central Arkansas

DaveO wrote:

There are no Wood Bison in the lower 48 and 100 or so in Alaska. The Canadians have the remaining several thousand. There are roughly 450,000 Plains Bison left in the lower 48 of which approx 4,000 as of 2023 reside in Yellowstone Park (Had a big hunt last year in neighboring Paradise Valley. Shameful the way it was conducted to say the least.)