I believe that Montana has had to initiate a bison hunting season to thin the herd. As expected, these creatures do quite well in their native habitat. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > American Bison are far from extinct, although they were pushed very close > to the edge of extinction. There are numerous herds in North America, > although their numbers are far lower than the were 150 years ago. Even in > the 1960's one could buy "buffalo" meat in some areas, Yellowstone National > park has a fair number of the creatures, and even Golden Gate Park in San > Francisco has a small herd. Buffalo meat is now widely available in > supermarkets in various parts of the US. In the forty years since I first > tasted the meat the availability has spread widely. > > Buffalo meat is quite tasty, lower in fat than beef, and lower in > cholesterol than some beef and other meat, and is not treated with hormones > and crap like so much of the beef cattle is. If you're a meat eater, try > to find some and enjoy a taste. You may find it preferable to a lot of the > beef that's on the market. > > Interesting note: In the movie "Dances With Wolves" there are scenes > depicting large numbers of buffalo being hunted. Amongst, and perhaps > leading that group, was a small herd owned by Neil Young, the Canadian > musician. > > Shel > > > > > [Original Message] > > From: K.Takeshita > > > While this is wildly OT (usually, title and the contents part each other > in > > a matter of hours in this list :-), this is interesting history, but > sorry, > > I got lost somewhere. > > Are bison now extinct (or near extinct) or just endangered specie? > > I thought I saw a lot of them in western movies in their hey days. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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