The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History will open a major new exhibition, “Bison: Standing Strong,” Thursday, ...

Once roaming in the tens of millions, bison were nearly wiped out by the late 1800s. Thanks to determined conservationists, Native tribes, and protected lands, they’ve made a remarkable recovery.

Nebraska never named the plains bison as its official state mammal, yet this large grazer remains central to the state’s frontier story. Long before sod houses, barbed wire, and steel plows reshaped ...