Source: The News is NowPublic.com
According to conservation scientist Gary Paul Nabhan, the best way to save more than 1,000 plants and animals on the edge of extinction is by creating a market demand for them. In other words... Slice them up and slap them on the grill. Source: npr.org
Source: AOL
GARDINER, Montana (April 29) -- More than half of Yellowstone National Park's bison herd has died since last fall, forcing the government to suspend its annual slaughter program.More than 700 of the iconic animals starved or otherwise died on the mountainsides during an unusually …
Source: MSNBC
DENVER - Dozens of bison have been slaughtered in the mountains of south central Colorado in what police described Thursday as a possible illegal hunt.
Source: Live Science
Early American settlers called bison "bufello" due to the similar appearance between the two animals, and the name "buffalo" stuck for the American variety. But it's wrong.
Bison, in case you don't know, is The Other Bovine Red Meat, with roughly the nutritional profile of boneless chicken breast - in other words, what you might expect in a perfect world.
Source: The Buffalo News
MERIDIAN, Idaho (AP) -- A southwest Idaho woman accused of setting fire to a mounted bison head at her ex-husband's home faces arson charges. Police arrested Ryann Jean Stafford, 26, Thursday on a charge of third-degree arson, a felony.
Source: ESPN.com
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- As the clock ticked toward zero, more than 30,000 North Dakota State fans roared their approval inside the Metrodome. The final score read: North Dakota State 27, Minnesota 21. It was an emphatic statement that the NDSU's oft-questioned move from Division II …
Source: The Minneapolis Star Tribune
"I know about the little guys in green coming to Minnesota ... a lot of the psycho-drama that [the media] loves to play out," Brewster said. "Well, you know what? We're going to be ready to play."
Source: The Fargo Forum
North Dakota State's self-imposed 24-hour rule expired at 4:47 p.m. on Sunday. That meant the Bison could officially look ahead to the University of Minnesota game on Saturday.
Source: The New York Times
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- A backpacker fell prey to one of Southern California's lesser-known hazards: being gored by an American bison on Santa Catalina Island.
Source: dancingspoon.typepad.com
The New York Times reports that on "fancy china and in hot dog rolls and burger buns, buffalo is finally coming of age as an alternative red meat." Part of the reason, the Times reports, is that buffalo is more healthful than beef.
I kid you not.
Source: New Scientist
Wild bison are to be brought back to the US plains for land management purposes.
Source: dingorue.com
A few weeks ago, before Chrys left for Nebraska, we took a trip to Granville Island to get a haircut and look around and we came across a fantastic new booth.

