National Parks Traveler reports on the survey showing the cluelessness Americans have about the ecological problems that native bison face.
"While nearly three-quarters of the 2,000 people surveyed by the American Bison Societysaid they revere the shaggy
animal and view them as an 'extremely important living symbol of the American West,' less than 10 percent know how many bison remain in the country.
While bison once numbered in the tens of millions and ranged all the way from Alaska to Mexico, today there are an estimated half-million bison left in the United
States, according to the society. The vast majority of those live on private ranches, 'with only about 9,000 plains bison considered free-ranging in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. An additional 7,000 free-ranging wood bison live in Canada.'"
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Survey shows Americans love bison but largely are clueless about their plight
National Parks Traveler reports on the survey showing the cluelessness Americans have about the ecological problems that native bison face.
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