Bison

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<p>Initial herds of Wildebeest and Zebra arrive at the Sand River, on the banks of Tanzania's Serengeti National Park before crossing onto Masai Mara on the Kenyan side during the start of the spectacular annual migration. The Wildebeest Migration, is one of the Seven New Wonders of the World in which over two million head of mainly Wildebeest and Zebra migrate from the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania to the greener pastures of the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya during July through to October. Picture: Tony Karumba/AFP</p>

outdoors

Why elephants, otters and whales are nature’s secret weapons against climate breakdown

New research shows how species boost the amount of carbon stored in their ecosystems – and why protecting them is vital

Bison awaiting transfer to Native American tribes (Matthew Brown/PA)

world

US enlists indigenous tribes in bid to conserve bison herds

<p>The European bison from Fota Wildlife Park 'are doing amazingly well' in their new home. Picture: Darragh Kane</p>

munster

Watch: Cork-raised bison 'doing amazingly well' after release into wild in UK

world

US approves bison grazing on Montana prairie amid criticism

travel

South Dakota dreaming: a cross-country trip to the wilds of America

general

Fota Wildlife need your help naming baby bison

Bison coming ‘home’ to US reserve

US bison descendants of a bison herd captured and sent to Canada more than a century ago will be relocated to a Montana American Indian reservation next month, in what tribal leaders are billing as a homecoming for a species emblematic of their traditions.

Tue, 29 Mar, 2016