We have buffalo roaming in Britain too. -- Bob
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff > Sent: 11 January 2007 15:00 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: PESO - American Fence > > 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 > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
