Did you know that bison are really important members of their ecosystem because of how they help other animals? Come join the herd and learn about the national mammal of the United States!

For teaching materials on bison, check out the Grasslands of the Northern Great Plains toolkit on WWF’s Wild Classroom: worldwildlife.org/teaching-resources/toolkits/teaching-tools-about-the-grasslands-of-the-northern-great-plains

To learn more about bison, visit the WWF species page: worldwildlife.org/species/bison

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Music: Dixie Highway/Miriam Speyer-ASCAP, Lincoln Grounds-PRS, and Thomm Jutz-SESAC – Audio Network; Red Rock Canyon/Chris Egan-PRS and Trystan Francis-PRS – Audio Network; West of Texas/Lincoln Grounds-PRS and Thomm Jutz-SESAC – Audio Network; Moving Forward/Kes Loy-PRS – Audio Network