/tags/bison Bison en-US Copyright ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ®/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 04 Jun 2025 11:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-06-04/how-an-unusual-csu-program-helps-restore-bison-herds-across-the-american-west A group of researchers at CSU are celebrating a decade of raising a herd of genetically pure bison. Those bison have been transferred over the years to tribes and wildlife organizations around the West. We hear from the researcher who’s been leading this project and raising the herd. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 11:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-06-04/how-an-unusual-csu-program-helps-restore-bison-herds-across-the-american-west In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner /regional-news/2025-05-29/colorado-joins-the-eastern-shoshone-tribe-in-managing-bison-like-wildlife Earlier this year, the Eastern Shoshone Tribe reclassified bison from being livestock to wildlife. On Thursday, Colorado's governor signed the Protect Wild Bison bill, which creates a dual wildlife and livestock designation. Thu, 29 May 2025 17:52:32 GMT /regional-news/2025-05-29/colorado-joins-the-eastern-shoshone-tribe-in-managing-bison-like-wildlife Olivia Weitz /news/2025-04-25/the-catch-up-training-for-wildfires-the-red-rocks-movie-lineup-and-remembering-pope-francis The Catch Up is your weekly way to get all the headlines and stories from ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® newscasts. Stay informed on all things that matter in northern Colorado with this quick check-in. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-04-25/the-catch-up-training-for-wildfires-the-red-rocks-movie-lineup-and-remembering-pope-francis Nikole Robinson Carroll /news/2025-04-18/the-catch-up-a-new-gun-law-debate-restoring-wildlife-and-culture-and-preparing-for-the-2026-elections The Catch Up is your way to stay updated on the news in northern Colorado. It features some of the biggest headlines and stories featured in this week's newscasts on ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ®. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 15:04:11 GMT /news/2025-04-18/the-catch-up-a-new-gun-law-debate-restoring-wildlife-and-culture-and-preparing-for-the-2026-elections Nikole Robinson Carroll /regional-news/2025-04-17/denver-donates-23-bison-to-tribes-for-their-own-herds The donation is part of a larger effort to return bison to Indigenous lands and stewardship. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:41:08 GMT /regional-news/2025-04-17/denver-donates-23-bison-to-tribes-for-their-own-herds Rachel Cohen /politics/2025-04-10/where-the-buffalo-roam-colorado-wants-to-protect-them-from-poaching A new bill in Colorado aims to prevent bison poaching after government-sponsored killing of bison nearly led to the animal’s extinction a century ago. Thu, 10 Apr 2025 23:12:10 GMT /politics/2025-04-10/where-the-buffalo-roam-colorado-wants-to-protect-them-from-poaching Amanda Horvath, Rocky Mountain PBS /news/2025-03-26/bill-to-reclassify-wild-bison-in-colorado-clears-first-hurdle-at-capitol State lawmakers voted to advance the legislation at the bill’s first committee hearing late last week. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-03-26/bill-to-reclassify-wild-bison-in-colorado-clears-first-hurdle-at-capitol Stephanie Wolf /2023-10-12/ken-burns-film-shows-how-bison-were-nearly-driven-to-extinction-and-then-saved This month, award-winning director Ken Burns will release a documentary showing how bison were nearly driven to extinction before an unlikely group of people preserved the species. His two-part series is called "The American Buffalo." Thu, 12 Oct 2023 19:53:52 GMT /2023-10-12/ken-burns-film-shows-how-bison-were-nearly-driven-to-extinction-and-then-saved Will Walkey /news/2023-09-10/southern-ute-tribes-bison-herd-at-maximum-capacity-due-to-environmental-restrictions By harvesting about 15 buffalo a year, the Ute Tribal Council's buffalo program is able to provide up to five pounds of free bison meat to each Southern Ute Tribal member household each month. The program reintroduces an important part of the Ute diet and way of life. Sun, 10 Sep 2023 12:00:00 GMT /news/2023-09-10/southern-ute-tribes-bison-herd-at-maximum-capacity-due-to-environmental-restrictions Amanda Horvath, Rocky Mountain PBS /news/2023-03-16/us-tribes-get-bison-as-they-seek-to-restore-bond-with-animal Dozens of bison from a mountain park outside Denver have been transferred to several tribes from across the Great Plains. Thu, 16 Mar 2023 16:41:22 GMT /news/2023-03-16/us-tribes-get-bison-as-they-seek-to-restore-bond-with-animal Matthew Brown and Thomas Peipert, Associated Press