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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
