Mount Rushmore. The Badlands. Bison. Three things that come to mind when thinking of South Dakota scenery. Of the 400,000 bison that currently live in North America, around 10 percent — nearly 40,000 — roam the state’s landscape. It makes sense then that the epicenter of bison research would also be there, where it can have the biggest impact.
University leads charge in bison research, education
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South Dakota State University faculty and students attend the Custer State Park Bison Roundup to collect data and gain firsthand experience with bison.
South Dakota State University faculty and students attend the Custer State Park Bison Roundup.
Of the 400,000 bison that currently live in North America, around 10 percent — nearly 40,000 — roam South Dakota's landscape.
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