The Great American Prairie | Bison The American Bison, our National Mammal, symbolizes the Great Plains. The largest land animal in North America; at one time millions roamed the grasslands of North America from Alaska to Mexico. Just like much of the Great American Prairie has gone the way of the plow; so the Bison have gone. Today, small herds are maintained Canada and the USA; mostly in state and national parks. See The Great American Prairie | a 7 Image Story for the whole story.
