Battle for Bisons
By: Anna Davis
4 important terms to learn
- Natural resource - the environment that supplies materials necessary for survival
- Nonrenewable resource - a natural resource that is used up faster than it can be replaced
- Renewable resource - a resource that is replaced naturally
- Inexhaustible resource - a resource that never runs out
Bisons being hunted
Hunting bisons is allowed in 6 states: Montana, Alaska, Arizona, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming
Bison babies
Baby bisons are born in the spring. Bisons have one calf a year. They are a reddish brown color.
Bisons eating
Bison are herbivores and there main food is grass. In the winter, bison look for grass under the snow. If they can't find grass, they will eat the twigs of shrubs.
Bisons are a nonrenewable resource.
2 for 1
Bisons are also called buffalo. These animals are really bisons. Early American settlers nicknamed them buffalo.
Age
Bisons can live to be 20-25 years of age.
Weight
Female bisons weigh approximately 1,100 and males weigh approximatley 2,000.
Bisons are a nonrenewable resource. Why? Well, by hunting and killing these animals it makes there species number go down faster than they can be renewed. That is why they are nearly threatened. Also, sometimes the environment is not suitable for them. Many times their habitat is being destroyed for towns and cities. These animals need a protected place to roam free. How do we help? Adopt a bison and stay informed.
Dances with Bulls: The Great Bison Roundup
WE WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Come talk to us on how you can help.
Email: HELPbisons@gmail.com
Website: HELPbisons.org
Phone: (352) - 818 - 7688