BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A new era is starting at Indiana University as the school is bringing back the bison mascot.

The bison has a history at IU, serving as the mascot in the 1960s. It has a deeper history in the Hoosier State and there are several places you can still go to see live bison today.

About three hours northeast of Bloomington sits Ouabache State Park in Bluffton. About three hours to the northwest sits the Efroymsom Prairie at Kankakee Sands in Newton County. Both parks have bison people can go and visit.

"Our bison came from Pokagon State Park, which were descendants of Yellowstone," said Tyrone Jessup, assistant property manager at Ouabache State Park.

He said wood bison would have been more native to Indiana, but they have plains bison at the park.

"Which usually tend to

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