Bison bison is the scientific name. "Buffalo" is the most common reference to our country's largest ungulate. It is only distantly related to the true buffaloes of Asia and Africa. The North American Bison is composed of two subspecies, the plains bison and the wood bison. There are three publicly-owned herds in Kansas managed by the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism--Maxwell Wildlife Preserve in McPherson County, Big Basin Prairie Preserve in Clark County, and the Sandsage Bison Range and Wildlife Area near Garden City in Finney County. There are a number of bison herds on private ranches across Kansas. Also, The Nature Conservancy in Kansas manages two herds, one at Smoky Valley Ranch in Logan County and one at the Tallgrass Prairie National Park in Chase County. A third herd managed by Kansas State University resides on Konza Prairie, another TNC owned property, in Riley County. This photo-essay depicts scenes from privately-owned bison of the Red Hills in Barber County.
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| This was a peach of a morning sunrise in company of photogenic big mammals. |
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| A frosty bison |
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| Spirits of the plains |
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| You can't roller skate in a buffalo herd--Roger Miller |
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| Sunshine on my shoulder makes me happy--John Denver |
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| I'm being followed by a moon shadow--Cat Stevens |
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| Tatonka--Dances With Wolves |
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