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Private lands can help the bison population recover to millions of animals.
By Sam Albrecht About 90 percent of the world's bison population, roughly 200,000, is found on private lands in the United States and Canada. Just as private landowners were instrumental in helping save the bison from extinction 100 years ago, they are now vital to the goal of increasing the population to even higher numbers. It's pretty simple. Public lands can support only so many animals. The grass and habitats in Yellowstone National Park, the National Bison Range, Custer State Park, and the many other public herds can only support a certain population without damaging the land.