| The American bison is one of several big
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| | fact, strong winter winds tend to benefit
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| game animals in Alaska. The bison was
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| | the bison, as the winds will blow the
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| transplanted to Alaska from Montana in
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| | snow, preventing it from accumulating and
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| 1928, after becoming almost extinct in
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| | becoming too deep. The healthy bison
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| America. Twenty of these animals were
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| | usually survives the winters.They migrate
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| delivered to an area around Delta
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| | to a winter range in the northwest around
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| Junction and by 1985 the population had
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| | Farewell Lake, where there are many small
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| grown to approximately 700.The bison is a
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| | rivers and ponds with vegetation
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| spectacular animal in size, measuring six
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| | available for them to eat. They are able
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| feet at the shoulders, almost ten feet
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| | to smell food beneath deep snow and they
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| long and weighing over a ton. The head
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| | use their huge bodies to push the snow
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| and front quarters are the largest part
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| | away to get to the food.Bison hunts have
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| of the body, making this section look out
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| | to be controlled to prevent the
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| of proportion to the hind quarters, which
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| | population from overburdening the limited
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| are smaller.The bison sheds its coat in
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| | range areas. Hunting bison is a
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| the spring of the year, after winter is
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| | challenge, as stalking them is difficult;
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| over. Then, in the fall, it grows its
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| | and bringing them down also is quite a
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| winter coat, which is a rich, dark brown
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| | feat. They are the hardest of all
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| color. The coat changes color during the
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| | Alaska's big game to bring down. Their
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| winter and by spring is a lighter color.
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| | meat tastes much like beef and is
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| Bison bulls have large, heavy horns that
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| | delicious to eat.Bears and wolves are
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| curve upward. Cows' horns are lighter
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| | predators of bison calves, but usually do
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| and not as large.Calves are born anytime
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| | not have much luck, as the adult bison
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| from May to August and at first have a
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| | will fight to protect the calves. All
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| brownish red coat. At ten weeks old,
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| | predators will leave adult bison alone,
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| this brownish red coat starts to darken
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| | because of their size, which intimidates
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| and about five weeks later, turns to the
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| | and their large horns, which they use to
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| dark brown color. They are very active
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| | fight with, and can easily kill another
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| almost immediately after birth, being
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| | animal. They are second only to the
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| able to run and kick their hind legs up
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| | black bear for viciousness towards any
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| in the air about three hours after birth.
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| | threatening creature.Approximately sixty
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| They also begin grazing at an early age
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| | million bison roamed the Great Plains
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| - about six days old. They will stay
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| | from Mexico to Canada and north into
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| with their mother, following her until
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| | Alaska up until the nineteen century.
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| the next spring, when they are about a
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| | Then came the insurgence of settlers
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| year old, before they venture out on
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| | crossing the United States. They killed
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| their own.These animals are natural
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| | thousands of bison mainly for their
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| grazing animals, but in Alaska, their
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| | hides. Before this, the Plains Indians
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| food is only found along rivers and areas
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| | depended on bison for their food and
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| where fires have burnt old vegetation
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| | hides. The Indians used the hides to
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| growth and created fresh foliage. They
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| | make their clothes, their tents, etc.
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| eat various grasses, also silverberry,
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| | The bison had a great economical value
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| willow and ground birch. Since Alaskan
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| | for the Indians.Alaska is proud of this
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| winters are extremely severe, it can be
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| | big game animal and provides conservation
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| hard for the bison to survive. Their
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| | to preserve their herds of bison, with
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| thick layers of hair and plenty of stored
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| | some living on ranches and others in
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| fat are an advantage to them in surviving
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| | protected areas.
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| the cold winds and temperatures. In
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