While conservation groups have applauded the idea, ranchers on the eastern slopes have criticized the plan. They're worried the bison could escape, damage property or spread disease to livestock.
And here we have the reason bison will not be widespread again unless domesticated. Their habitat is now valuable cropland. Same as the once numerous (to say the least!) passenger pigeon and rocky mountain locust.
>While conservation groups have applauded the idea, ranchers on the eastern slopes have criticized the plan. They're worried the bison could escape, damage property or spread disease to livestock.
And here we have the reason bison will not be widespread again unless domesticated. Their habitat is now valuable cropland. Same as the once numerous (to say the least!) [passenger pigeon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_pigeon) and [rocky mountain locust](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_locust).
And here we have the reason bison will not be widespread again unless domesticated. Their habitat is now valuable cropland. Same as the once numerous (to say the least!) passenger pigeon and rocky mountain locust.