Editor’s note: In 2016, I learned about the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge in Prairie City, Iowa, located east of Des Moines and just a few miles south of the I-80 highway that traverses the state. What intrigued me was the fact the refuge was home to a herd of bison that roamed freely within…
Do NOT Take a Selfie with a Bison

A stuffed bison is on display at the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center in Iowa. (Photo: RET at the Center in 2016)