The past abundance of bison on the Great Plains is well documented ... small samples from the remaining genetic diversity of plains bison. Cattle Genes: Early on, bison were crossbred with domestic ...

brought thousands of hide hunters to the Great Plains. In just over a decade the number of bison collapsed from 12-15 million to fewer than a thousand, representing one of the most dramatic ...

The remaining cattle are given to the Federal Surplus ... The project calls for large-scale planting of trees across the Great Plains, stretching in a 100-mile wide zone from Canada to northern ...

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has partnered with University of Nebraska–Lincoln scientist John Benson to conduct the ...