{"product_id":"all-products-return-of-the-bison-a-story-of-survival-restoration-and-a-wilder-world-book","title":"Return of the Bison: A Story of Survival, Restoration, and A Wilder World (book)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIt took less than a century.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eA bison population that once numbered in the millions and stretched across North America was reduced, in a relative blink, to just a few dozen animals primarily in Yellowstone National Park.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWith the bison’s existence teetering on the edge of extinction by the late nineteenth century, a handful of alarmed politicians and citizens responded and slowly but steadily, began\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto secure a new future for this icon of the American West.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIn many ways it is one of the greatest conservation comeback stories in American history.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eYet, as award-winning\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eauthor Roger L. Di Silestro vividly explores with a blend of natural history, modern science, and historical context, this conservation “success” is qualified.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eToday, most bison live in commercial, not wild, herds.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBut in hopes of better ensuring the species’ long-term survival, biologists, land managers, and the American Indian community are leading efforts to create wildlife corridors, restore prairies, and renew cultural connections to bison.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe question now is, are bison doomed to be fenced and contained like so many cattle?\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eOr are we willing to coexist with them as wild animals who need freedom to roam?\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe answers may decide the fate of not only bison but other wild megafauna around the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Prairie Edge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42124598837333,"sku":"B07,DISILESTRO-return-of-the-bison","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/9756\/2453\/files\/91fcceeXGhL._AC_UF10001000_QL80___79430.1723931088.1280.1280.jpg?v=1770213670","url":"https:\/\/prairieedge.com\/products\/all-products-return-of-the-bison-a-story-of-survival-restoration-and-a-wilder-world-book","provider":"Prairie Edge","version":"1.0","type":"link"}