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The process of thinning the bison herd on Paynes Prairie is under way, with cowboys tranquilizing and removing from the prairie six of the massive animals as of Sunday.
Florida Cowboys Begin Roundup of 'Paynes Prairie' Bison
Seeded on Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:50 AM EST
Article Source: gainesville.com
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The plan to remove the adult male bison from the 22,000-acre preserve was not received well by advocates of both animals and the prairie when it was first reported in September 2010, and some of them weren't happy to learn over the weekend that the removal process had started.
Prairie visitors saw cowboys on Saturday removing the animals, said Chuck Littlewood, who volunteers at the park and opposes the removal of the bison, which were reintroduced to the prairie in the 1970s while evidence shows they were there centuries ago.
About 70 bison currently live on the prairie, and it's estimated that half — all of the adult males — will be removed to keep the population down. Younger males will be castrated.
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#1 - Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:50 AM EST
I support the removal of humans from the bison habitat. If they are to stupid to find a way to coexist, it's time to move the humans out.
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