Energy and Environment

We have a new national mammal: The bison

By Kyle Feldscher
Published May 9, 2016 8:14pm ET
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We have a new national mammal: The bison
In addition to declaring the bison the national mammal, the law enumerates the cultural, historical and economic importance of the bison to the U.S. (AP Photo)

President Obama signed the National Bison Legacy Act into law Monday, making the 2,000-pound animal the official mammal of the United States.

The bison once roamed all over the United States before being hunted to the brink of extinction, but the Department of Interior touted the animal’s recovery as one of the greatest conservation stories in U.S. history Monday.

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