Hi- I'm not sure where this thread is going, thought I'd do a test posting on an account I just set up.
Bison are fairly common in the parts of northern Canada. In the Northwest Territories, there are significant free-ranging herds near the communities of Fort Providence and Fort Liard. Encounters between vehicles and bison are commonplace. The critters are also free to roam in the communities themselves. Range of the herds is expanding. Many years ago I went cross-country skiing among herds of bison in a national park quite regularly. They simply ignored me. Anyhow, here's the link to a shot I did a couple of years ago. A common sight along certain NWT highways- a small herd crossing the road. (It's really easy to get close to the critters if you stay in your car and approach slowly.) http://picasaweb.google.com/Gabriolaphoto/JohnPoirierPentaxImages/photo#5018 825172355102226 John Poirier -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: January 11, 2007 8:25 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - American Fence I believe that Montana has had to initiate a bison hunting season to thin the herd. As expected, these creatures do quite well in their native habitat. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
