Common Name
American Bison
Order
Artiodactyla
Family
Bovidae
Species Name
Bison bison
States
Alaska
Arizona
Kansas
Montana
New Mexico
Utah
Wyoming
Distribution
Scattered populations where reintroduction has occurred. Montana, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, and Alaska.
Notes
IUCN lists Bison as Near Threatened because of their dependence on conservation programs. Ninety Seven percent of the continental population is managed for private captive commercial propagation.