Bison

I have lived near the number one national wildlife refuge in America most of my life and never realized it. According to a new online visitor-voted ranking, the most popular national wildlife refuge in the country is an easy day trip from where I live in Missouri to where it's located in Iowa.

This is one of the many reasons I love living in Missouri. You just never know when you're gonna wake up, look out your windows and see an unbelievable sight. That's what just happened to a tiny Missouri town that suddenly realized they were overtaken by buffalo.

It used to be a common sight, but eventually bison completely disappeared from the grasslands of Illinois. Now, they're back and the iconic American animals run free on the prairies of Illinois and you can see them, too.

What does it say about our society that emus running free through Danville, Illinois really isn't that strange anymore? It's been reported that at least one of these goofy-looking birds is still on the loose thanks to a new video share.

How do you tell girl bison from boy bison? Thanks to a new share by a zoo in Illinois, no need to wonder any more. They have a bison named Joe and another named Judy and explain the differences.

Not only is this video a reminder of why you shouldn't stop and try to capture a bison selfie, it's also a reminder of how fun a family road trip can be.

In a national park just 2 hours from Rockford you can take a guided tour to see bison roaming free in their natural habitat.

Lee County has a secret gem of grassland that not only has returned the land back to how it was before Illinois was settled but also encouraged the population of bison. In fact more bison have been born in Lee County this year than years past.