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Now in TPW Magazine - March 2023

Icons of the West
Caprock Canyons bison are descended from the herd of legendary rancher Charles Goodnight. The Plains bison, with its woolly flanks, upturned horns and baleful stare, is a revered and protected symbol of the American West. But in the 1800s, these animals came dangerously close to extinction. The nearly 300 bison that make up the Texas State Bison Herd are living history of a brutal past — and the care and compassion of conservationists.