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  2. American bison - Wikipedia

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    Adult American bison are slightly heavier on average because of their less rangy build and have shorter legs, which render them slightly shorter at the shoulder. [43] American bison tend to graze more and browse less than their European relatives because their necks are set differently. Compared to the nose of the American bison, that of the ...

  3. Camp Pendleton bison herd - Wikipedia

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    The Camp Pendleton bison herd is a conservation herd of approximately 100 introduced American bison that live at United States Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego County, California. The Camp Pendleton herd and the Catalina Island herd are the only two wild-roaming herds of American bison in the U.S. state of California.

  4. List of bison conservation herds in North America - Wikipedia

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    American bison occupy less than one percent of their historical range with fewer than 20,000 bison in conservation herds on public, tribal or private protected lands. The roughly 500,000 animals that are raised for commercial purposes are not included unless the entity is engaged in conservation efforts.

  5. Yellowstone bison herd - Wikipedia

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    The Yellowstone bison herd was the last free-ranging bison herd in the United States being the only place where bison were not extirpated. [8] The Yellowstone bison herd is descended from a remnant population of 23 individual bison that survived the mass slaughter of the 19th century in the Pelican Valley of Yellowstone Park.

  6. Catalina Island bison herd - Wikipedia

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    Bison on Catalina Island. The Catalina Island bison herd is a small group of introduced American bison living on Catalina Island off the coast of Southern California. In 1924, several bison were acquired for a film shoot and, before the end of 1925, brought to Catalina. The bison are now quite popular with the tourists.

  7. Antelope Island bison herd - Wikipedia

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    The Antelope Island bison herd is a semi–free-ranging population of American bison (Bison bison, buffalo) in Antelope Island State Park in Great Salt Lake, Utah. Bison were introduced to Antelope Island in 1893. The herd is significant because it is one of the largest and oldest publicly owned bison herds in the nation. [2]

  8. Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie - Wikipedia

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    Bison at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in June 2016. In 2015, the prairie approved the use of 1,200 acres (490 ha) to establish a conservation herd of American bison. The 20-year plan will study the relationship between the historic large grazing animal, which almost became extinct, and prairie restoration and health.

  9. Kankakee Sands - Wikipedia

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    An 1824 traveler encountered a single bison near the modern location of the preserve and shot it. Bison were extirpated from Indiana by 1830. [4] Twenty-three American bison were introduced to the Kankakee Sands in October of 2016. The bison are from the Wind Cave National Park. [5] Bison were indigenous to Indiana until exterminated by 1790. [6]