Bring Back the Buffalo!

by Callenbach, Ernest

• ISBN13: 9781559634403
• ISBN10: 1559634405
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-11-01
• Publisher: Island Pr

Summary

InBring Back the Buffalo!, Ernest Callenbach argues that the return of the bison is the key to a sustainable future for the Great Plains. Vast stretches of the region have seen a steady decline in population and are ill-suited for traditional agriculture or cattle ranching. Yet those same areas provide ideal habitat for bison.Callenbach explores the past history, present situation, and future potential of bison in North America as he examines what can and should be done to re-establish bison as a significant presence in the American landscape. He looks forward with high hopes to a time when vast herds of buffalo provide permanent sustenance to the rural inhabitants of the Great Plains and again play a central role in the balance of nature.

Table of Contents

Part I: BISON PAST	1	(59)
The Bison Heartland	9	(28)
The Managed Land	37	(22)
Part II: BISON PRESENT	59	(86)
Bison on Indian Reservations	65	(22)
Bison on Public Lands	87	(28)
Bison on Ranches	115	(30)
Part III: BISON FUTURE	145	(116)
Bison Country	149	(22)
Real Productivity	171	(14)
Bison as a Food Source	185	(14)
A Buffalo Commons	199	(22)
Bison and Wind Power	221	(20)
Bison Politics and Cowboy Culture	241	(20)
CONCLUSION: They Will Come	261	(2)
Notes	263	(9)
Recipes	272	(2)
Acknowledgments	274	(1)
Index	275