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...growth of deep-rooted species that could easily survive the repeated conflagrations. A startling variety of plants and flowers flourished under these conditions, their roots creating a dense, interlocking mass that reached as far as twelve feet underground. Between blazes, the prairies teemed with quarry for the Plains Indians: bison, elk, quail and deer...
...bison and elk are virtually gone, and preserving what remains of the prairie has long been a challenge for conservationists. An effort to establish a tallgrass park at a site in Kansas foundered seven years ago because of local opposition. Ranchers were reluctant to surrender commercially exploitable land...
Beefalo is a relatively new, man-bred cross between a bison (chosen for leanness) and one of the conventional cattle strains, such as Angus, Hereford and Simmental, which are prized for tenderness and flavor. A full-blooded beefalo is three-eighths bison and five-eighths bovine, according to standards set by the American Beefalo World Registry. Beefalo averages 80% less fat and 55% fewer calories than comparable cuts of ordinary beef. Two samples from animals that were fed differently were tested, with somewhat different results. Beefalo from Healey's Market in Manchester, Vt., was slightly richer, more flavorful and moister...
Protected by the strictest of game laws, the bison population in Yellowstone National Park has increased to an unwieldy 2,000 head, a record number and a growing problem for park wildlife managers. When the Montana legislature passed a law allowing seven months of tightly regulated public hunting of Yellowstone buffalo that forage across the state line, animal rights activists became incensed. Said Rancher Ed Francis of Corwin Springs: "The animals are very dumb, and they just stand there and allow people to kill them. There's no sport...
...Colonial League doesn't allow its members to give out scholarships. Now if you're the coach of the Bucknell Bison, that's no big deal because you don't give them out currently. But if you're Rick Carter, that's a VERY BIG DEAL...