bison
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Government today still manages fewer than 1 in 10 American bison, some 20,000 animals, a number that has hardly grown in a century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Since the bison arrived, Mr. Skoglund says, songbirds and raptors have multiplied.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
While only 80,000 bison are harvested in a year—the beef industry processes more cattle in a day—that scarcity has pushed bison prices to record highs, often nearly double those of beef.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
In 2002, Turner opened Ted’s Montana Grill, he said, to help recover an animal once nearly extinct, putting bison on menus in over a dozen states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
I left for school under the benevolent gaze not only of Mother but also of bright-eyed otters and burly American bison and stretching and yawning orangutans.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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