tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post429234248412069144..comments2023-12-21T07:05:42.464-05:00Comments on Erik's Choice: Where the Buffalo RoamedErik Donald Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-42295466283428968792009-09-28T10:47:34.749-05:002009-09-28T10:47:34.749-05:00At Fermilab, a government research facility near C...At Fermilab, a government research facility near Chicago, there is a herd of bison.Johnny Yenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561248220244037567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-40747214697039051292009-09-27T20:33:09.458-05:002009-09-27T20:33:09.458-05:00Thanks all, for the super comments!
Very good ones...Thanks all, for the super comments!<br />Very good ones, indeed . . .Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-56742889912985465752009-09-27T13:04:02.570-05:002009-09-27T13:04:02.570-05:00I don't know if buffalo COULD have lived down ...I don't know if buffalo COULD have lived down here, with the overwhelming heat, humidity & marshiness/swampiness. The very nature of the area seems rather anti-buffalo, actually. Their mass slaughter disgusts me & makes me incredibly sad. In a similar but different vein, I once saw a b/w film taken a looooooong time ago from a low flying plane in Africa that showed herds of elephants in the hundreds (if not thousands--honestly!) They went on for miles & miles, elephants filling the screen. It made me cry. I know that elephants face tough challenges, but I never knew that we'd already decimated them to extreme levels, too.<br />Unfortunately, given the "nature" of mankind, I have very little hope. I appreciate what still remains today (i.e.; polar bears, brown headed nuthatches, longleaf pine trees, etc.,) because I know we'll get rid of them all someday, too.Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-79860408919130687102009-09-27T10:33:22.249-05:002009-09-27T10:33:22.249-05:00I've heard that there were Bison even in Arkan...I've heard that there were Bison even in Arkansas once upon a time but no longer, although you see some on farms here and there that are trucked in.<br /><br />I well remember exploring the woods and land when I was a kid. Loved it.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-15980220518959166022009-09-27T08:45:31.511-05:002009-09-27T08:45:31.511-05:00fascinating
i dont think Manhattan was home to b...fascinating <br /><br />i dont think Manhattan was home to bison<br /><br />what we have done to biodiversity is just criminalDistributorcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149154929149577121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-13904719259183246682009-09-27T08:06:43.545-05:002009-09-27T08:06:43.545-05:00Erik, our home in Ossineke was found to have an an...Erik, our home in Ossineke was found to have an ancient Indian burial ground in the back yard. As kids we found all sorts of artifacts. Oh, and I love buffalo as a lower fat alternative!jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798858210138821711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-67880097242804468762009-09-27T07:40:00.399-05:002009-09-27T07:40:00.399-05:00Possibly but I don't think MI at the time was ...Possibly but I don't think MI at the time was conducive to free range grass feeders seeing as most of the state was heavily wooded.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.com