Bald eagles weren't actually the U.S. national bird—until now Bald eagles weren't actually the U.S. national bird—until now Bison came to Catalina for a movie 100 years ago. What’s next?

Editor’s Note: This story accompanies the May 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine ... Two of Yellowstone’s iconic species, bison and elk, spill seasonally—and naturally—beyond ...

The InterTribal Buffalo Council has acquired 25,000 wild bison across 65 herds on tribal land, according to National Geographic. “Most buffalo exist today in private herds and ranches,” Baldes ...