Bison bison is roughly 2-3 times as efficient as cows at converting grass to protein. Unfortunately, they’re also about 30 – 40 times as efficient at turning fences into splinters.
We’d still be better off in the west with fewer cows, feral horses, feral burros, and sheep in restoring native grasses and better rangelands, with more bison. Also interesting that ranchers blame ATVs and hunters for noxious weeds, when domestic livestock are responsible for 99% of noxious weeds, and diseases like blue tongue and brucellosis, that are now being blamed on wildlife they spread disease to!
magicwalnut Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Hear! Hear!
KEA almost 8 years ago
ahem… Bison nickel
Happy Two Shoes almost 8 years ago
The right wingers dragging the country backwards in time as usual.
mggreen almost 8 years ago
You have my vote, Jeff! It always was my favorite coin!
Dtroutma almost 8 years ago
Bison bison is roughly 2-3 times as efficient as cows at converting grass to protein. Unfortunately, they’re also about 30 – 40 times as efficient at turning fences into splinters.
We’d still be better off in the west with fewer cows, feral horses, feral burros, and sheep in restoring native grasses and better rangelands, with more bison. Also interesting that ranchers blame ATVs and hunters for noxious weeds, when domestic livestock are responsible for 99% of noxious weeds, and diseases like blue tongue and brucellosis, that are now being blamed on wildlife they spread disease to!
cyzicus almost 8 years ago
Love the fact that this is a 3 legged buffalo.
dflak almost 8 years ago
Is it my imagination, or does that buffalo have a Trump-do?