America's most well known National Park has a lot of history. Yellowstone National Park has transformed from being a special place where Native tribes would travel to for food, congregation, and spiritual journeys to a militarized fort for the U.S. army to the tourist hot spot it is today. There have been many animals that have called these mountains home, but none other more bountiful than the Buffalo. Scientifically named bison (bison bison bison, if you prefer Latin). These creatures appear throughout Native and American culture, once roaming North America by the millions.

The bison populations were at an all time low in 1902, leaving only 24 to retreat back into Yellowstone National Park. Since then, the bison numbers have recovered. Once numbers began expanding, ranchers around the area became annoyed with the bison competing with their cattle. Through their influence, hazing events (forcefully moving herds of bison) took place to manage the bison. These often use different motorized vehicles, gunshots, horses, dogs, and, in previous years, helicopters to move the herds away from public lands. This creates a daunting amount of stress for the bison herds, especially since hazing normally happens around the time baby calfs are born. This intense management of bison are altering the migration habits of the herds.

Buffalo Field Campaign is a non-profit that was created 20 years ago that is dedicated to seeing bison herds welcomed into public lands. Volunteers collect data/video on the bison so Buffalo Field Campaign can protect the bison herds. The organization houses and feeds any volunteers so the volunteers only have to pay for travel expenses. They have sponsored Patagonia gear that can fit anyone who wishes to help out. Since they have been organized the bison are no longer hazed by helicopter and bison are starting to see more public support for better bison management.