Category: Buffalo
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Books I’ve Known and Loved (2)
Just because you’re nice doesn’t mean you’re going to be popular. This is what General Ben Grierson must have said to console himself. A hero of the Civil War, Grierson commanded the Buffalo Soldiers out West against Victorio and his Apache warriors after the war, but do you think that would have gotten him some…
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Fast Fact Attack: Endangered Species No. 95 – The American Bison
Originally posted on Mungai and the Goa Constrictor: “When the buffalo went away, the hearts of my people fell to the ground” Crow chief Plenty Coups It is difficult to say anything about the historic slaughter of the bison that has not already been said. But, for the few who are unfamiliar with the unparalleled…
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Buffalo Dancing With Wolves–Human Ones of Every Stripe
Cute little buffalo on a string. Yep, that’s pretty much where the early NYC based American Bison Society wanted them. Environmental historians say that the near extinction of the buffalo acted as impetus for the environmental movement in America, so that’s sort of good, right? Easterners, women especially, organized anti- animal cruelty leagues, but men…
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Save the Acrobatic Wolf!
A wolf living its peak experience. This picture is for Elephant. http://elephantadvice.wordpress.com/
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Good News! White People Were Not Responsible For The Near Extinction Of The Buffalo
Contrary to popular belief it wasn’t just the greedy European Americans who led the bison to near extinction. As much as ecological romantics would like to have us believe that before the white man came the Indians and all of God’s creation lived in peaceful harmony, the evidence does not back up the claim. The…
Author Adrienne Morris 