Word: bisons
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...brings back images of the great buffalo massacres of the 19th century. Since last October, Montana hunters have gunned down a record number of bison that have been roaming outside the bounds of fire-ravaged Yellowstone National Park, foraging on neighboring ranch and forest land. The state legislature made bison a big-game animal again in 1985, after game wardens had had to shoot 88 stray bison and hunters complained that the privilege should have been theirs...
Ranchers claim that the bison, in addition to damaging fences and depleting food needed by cattle, can infect their herds with brucellosis, a disease that causes cows to abort their calves -- though there are no documented cases of such bison-to-cattle infections. More than 200 bison have been bagged so far this season. Government biologists say the toll will not deplete the park's bison population of 2,700, but animal-rights groups want federal authorities to provide feeding spots for the animals inside the park. "The object is to put a head on somebody's wall," says...
...consolation game, neither Harvard nor Howard shot well in the first half, and the Bison pulled out to a 46-33 halftime lead. But the cagers improved their shooting percentage to 65.6 in the second half and actually outscored Howard 59-58. Freshman Maura Healey pumped in a career high 19 points and was three-for-three from three-point goal range...
...Bison, which lost to Princeton, 41-35, last week, scored three touchdowns to put the game away and hand the Lions a new losing streak...
Tight end Mark Rockefeller has snagged 26 passes for 296 yards and two touchdowns. Wide receiver Dave Wix (13 receptions, 194 yards) is coming off the best game of his career. Last week against the Bison, Wix snagged five passes for 81 yards, including a 38-yard touchdown pass...