> The fact that this happened not because the animals are a nuisance, but to eradicate the people who relied on them is... insane. A little of Column A, a litt

> The fact that this happened not because the animals are a nuisance, but to eradicate the people who relied on them is... insane. A little of Column A, a little of Column B. The railroads sponsored a lot of bison hunters because the giant herds would block railroad tracks for hours (or days!) at a time. The famed "Buffalo Bill" Cody was one of these hunters. This largely predated General Sherman's bison eradication plan. > I do wonder, apart from money, how can a sw engineer contribute to this restoration effort? It may sound counter-intuitive, but eat bison! The bison's rebound in the most recent 25 years (~30k in 2000 vs ~500k in 2017) is due in large part to ranchers realizing they're profitable.