Overhunting and westward expansion drove them to near extinction, leaving only thousands. However, restoration efforts have greatly benefited the species over the years.

“In a sweeping two-part, four-hour film, master documentary filmmaker Ken Burns tells the story of the near-extinction and Indigenous-fueled return of the American buffalo, an animal that ...

However, a combination of overhunting, the introduction of horses, severe droughts, disastrous U.S. military policies, and westward expansion severely curtailed the numbers of buffalo throughout ...

Ken Burns' new PBS documentary "The American Buffalo," premiering Monday, tells the story of how our national mammal was on the brink of extinction until humans evolved and saved them.

Once bordering on extinction, bison now serve as a great ... conservation and ecological protection can work in tandem. “Buffalo is the original climate regulator,” said Troy Heinert, a ...

Wednesdays, June 4 and June 11, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! This two-part, four-hour series, takes viewers on a journey through more than 10,000 years of North ...