Articles for tag: american bison, badlands national park, grassland recovery, rewilding america, wildlife conservation

brown bison on brown grass field under white clouds and blue sky during daytime

Badlands Bison Rebuild the Prairie

Suhail Ahmed

On a wind-scoured ridge in Badlands National Park, the ground trembles before you ever see the herd. For decades, this prairie’s biggest engineer was largely missing, and the land bore the silence like a scar. Now bison are back in force, and is answering with color, movement, and the kind of ecological drama scientists love ...

Iconic Mount Rushmore National Memorial surrounded by trees on a clear summer day.

10 Surprising Facts about South Dakota’s Black Hills & Badlands

Suhail Ahmed

The Black Hills and Badlands of South Dakota often appear as a rugged postcard from America’s deep geologic past, yet scientists say these landscapes are far more dynamic—and surprising—than their stoic silhouettes suggest. For decades, researchers believed these formations were simply ancient remnants of uplift and erosion, but emerging studies reveal hidden volcanic forces, fossil ...