Growing demand for alternative energy sources has contributed to increased biofuel
production, but the effects on biodiversity of land‐use change to biofuel crops remain …

The conservation of bison in Yellowstone National Park, from near extinction in the late 19th
century to a recent high of 5000, has led to long-term societal conflict regarding perceived …

Many wide‐ranging mammal species have experienced significant declines over the last
200 years; restoring these species will require long‐term, large‐scale recovery efforts. We …

The “Great Contraction”, a term used by Flores (1996) to describe the destruction of bison in
North America, has been chronicled by numerous authors (Dary 1974; Isenberg 2000; …

The arrival of bison in North America marks one of the most successful large-mammal
dispersals from Asia within the last million years, yet the timing and nature of this event …

The many millions of North American bison in the mid-19th century were reduced to near
extinction by the middle 1880s. Plains bison, the subspecies found in the United States …

Historically, the plains bison (Bison bison Linnaeus) was the most numerous and influential
grazer on the Great Plains. Today 500 000 bison occupy North America among more than …

The importance of today's zoological gardens as the so-called “Noah's Ark” grows as the
natural habitat of many species quickly diminishes. Their potential to shelter a large amount …

Endangered species laws effectively prevent species extinction but fall short in restoring
abundance for culturally important species. Legal agreements between Indigenous peoples …

Aesthetic preferences for animals correspond with the species' presence in the worldwide
zoos and influence the conservation priorities. Here, we investigated the relationship …