Bison (and Montana) Benefit from Prairie Buy Back

The central portion of the United States was once called a sea of grass. Bison were the whales of those seas until being nearly hunted to extinction. The sea of grass was then given over to waves of grain, cattle ranchers and thousands of miles of barbed wire fence.

The American Prairie Reserve organization is trying to buy back the sea of grass, one ranch at a time. They hope to eventually piece together a three million acre preserve that will rival Africa’s Serengeti and resemble the landscape Lewis and Clark traveled through more than two centuries ago. The land will remain open for the public to explore and enjoy, according to the organization’s website. http://www.americanprairie.org/

Analysis by Tim Wall

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