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There are actually far more domestic livestock now than there were bison back in the day. Just a lot less roaming. Pigeons don’t produce methane the way rumina
by reubenswartz 5y ago
There are actually far more domestic livestock now than there were bison back in the day. Just a lot less roaming.
Pigeons don’t produce methane the way ruminants do AFAIK.
And, methane from livestock is only part of humanity’s climate altering activity.
- guerby 5y agoI wanted to check, I don't know if the following sources are reliable: http://www.ozarkbisons.com/aboutbison.php http://www.ozarkbisons.com/aboutbison.php "Table : before 1800 60 million bisons in North America" https://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/2021/01-29-2021.php https://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/2021/01-29-2021.php "There were 93.6 million head of cattle and calves on U.S. farms as of Jan. 1, 2021, according to the Cattle report published today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)." I didn't find number for ruminant megafauna in prehistoric times.