Producer's Handbook:
AMERICAN BISON
Bison are large hoofed mammals (ungulates) that inhabit the plains of the United States and Canada.
Bison are North America’s largest land animals. Mature bulls weigh up to 2,000 pounds and mature cows as much as 1,000 pounds.
The females lead family groups. Bulls are solitary or stay in small groups for most of the year, but rejoin the group when mating season comes.
Bison are large hoofed mammals (ungulates) that inhabit the plains of the United States and Canada.
A Thorough Guide to Everything You Need to Know About Raising American Bison for Production Agriculture.
Click here for more information on my own observations of bison and an interview with the animal ecology manager at Neil Smith National Wildlife Refuge.
Personal Observations
We were rightfully challenged as a class to keep track of all of the websites and other resources that we used to gain information for this project- by clicking here, you can find lists of both photographical and informational citations.
Citations
About the Author
Hi! I'm Caitlin, and I decided to write this blog page as part of an Animal Science project. The animal that I chose to research, as you can see, is the American Bison. I am excited about this project because I want to major in Forestry: Interpretation, and I believe this project will be of good use to my knowledge of classifications and handlings of different species, and to anyone else who may come along and desire some information on North America's largest land mammal. I hope you enjoy this blog, and hopefully I will be able to do some hands-on research and display that in here. I'm looking forward to completing this! Wish me luck!
-Caitlin, September 20th, 2014