Integrative Biology Doctoral Student Fayelynn Scheideman's research on bison conservation was recently including in tours given at the Museum of Natural History, where tour guides explain, "Conservation has brought [bison] numbers back to close to half a million, in many small herds on a variety of preserves, commercial ranches and Indigenous lands. 2025 research by Fayelynn Fox Scheideman, at the Univ. of Colorado, and colleagues, showed that careful management at Denver’s Mountain Parks has maintained genetic diversity and viability despite the small sizes of the two herds there. A growing consumer taste for bison burgers (less fat, fewer calories) has also helped!"
Congratulations to Fayelynn!