African Elephant
or
American Bison
?
The idea, in the current issue of the journal Nature, could save species from extinction — in Africa, protection is spotty and habitat is shrinking. The authors say relocating animals could also restore biodiversity to North America that was lost when humans overran the landscape more than 10,000 years ago.
Liora's Comment: d-oh! Why not populate the plains with bison instead?
The American bison once was found in most of Canada, the United States and parts of Mexico. Wild populations are now limited national parks and refuges. Bison can be found in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, National Bison Range in the Flathead Valley of Montana, the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge in southwest Oklahoma, the Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge in northern Nebraska, Sullys Hill National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern North Dakota, Walnut Creek National Wildlife Refuge in central Iowa and the Wood Buffalo National Park in Northwest Territory, Canada. http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/americanbison.htm
From: In Brief, August 20, 2005
Move Lions, Elephants to Plains, Ecologists Say
From Los Angeles Times Staff and Wire Reports