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Colorado: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 150 Sandhill Wildlife Area [3] Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: 15 Sandsage Bison Range & Wildlife Area: Kansas: Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks: 51 Smoky Valley Ranch: Kansas: The Nature Conservancy: Soapstone Prairie/Red Mountain: Colorado: Fort Collins, Colorado and ...
Sixteen American bison were brought from the National Bison Range in Montana to an enclosed 1,400-acre (5.7 km 2) section of the refuge in March 2007 as part of the USFWS Pilot Bison Project. [11] The number of bison reached 87 in 2013, forcing the USFWS to reduce the herd to just 60 animals as the limited acreage could not support so many animals.
Although not particularly known as high-altitude animals, bison in the Yellowstone Park bison herd are frequently found at elevations above 2,400 metres (8,000 ft). The Henry Mountains bison herd is found on the plains around the Henry Mountains, Utah, as well as in mountain valleys of the Henry Mountains to an altitude of 3,000 metres (10,000 ft).
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American bison in Yellowstone National Park. Bison are the largest grazing mammals in Yellowstone National Park. They are obligate herbivores, a grazer of grasslands and sedges in the meadows, the foothills, and even the high-elevation, forested plateaus of Yellowstone. Bison males, called bulls, can weigh upwards of 1,800 pounds.
A herd of bison grazes near the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in July 2020. Take extra caution around bison in July and August – that's mating season. - Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images
Mountain plovers use bison wallows as nesting sites. [10] Prairie dogs benefited from the tendency of the bison to graze areas around prairie dog towns. The bison enjoyed the regrowth of plants previously cropped by the rodents which reduced the grass cover, making it easier to spot predators. [6]
The bighorn sheep is the state mammal of Colorado Mountain goat Bison. Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae. American bison, Bison bison reintroduced; Mountain goat, Oreamnos americanus introduced; Bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis