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Wikipedia cites ~60M bison pre-1800 [1] USDA ~93M cattle currently [2] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_bison#Hunting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A
by alex_young 5y ago
Wikipedia cites ~60M bison pre-1800 [1]
USDA ~93M cattle currently [2]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_bison#Hunting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_bison#Hunting
[2] https://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/2021/01-29-2021.php https://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/2021/01-29-2021.php
- littlestymaar 5y agoIs the 60M figure for what is now the US or for all North America ? If that's the latter, you'd need to add Canadian cattle as well, around 11M[1]. [1] https://agriculture.canada.ca/en/canadas-agriculture-sectors/animal-industry/red-meat-and-livestock-market-information/inventories https://agriculture.canada.ca/en/canadas-agriculture-sectors...