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they'll turn around and look and if
they don't feel threatened anymore
they'll just start to graze again. If
they have no elbow room, they may,
by that time, be in the neighbour's
field."
If animals do get out, the concern
is more for the buffalo rancher than
for the neighbours or environment,
Aaron says. The animals like to stay
close to home and they'll soon be
wanting back in.
Unlike some exotic species,
buffalo are not a concern if
they do escape. They can't
weaken the gene pool of other
animals because they can't
interbreed. They can't spread disease
or parasites.
As well as meat and breeding
stock, there is demand for several by-
products. If the animals are processed
in October when the hide is prime
with the hair on it, its hide can be
made into buffalo robes or hats and
coats. Animals marketed in summer
when the buffalo are shedding, goes
for garment leather production.
The heads, if they're spectacular,
are mounted and sold. If the head
isn't spectacular, the skull will be
bleached and sold for decorations for
bars or rec rooms (at prices from
$120 to $170). There is even demand
for the bones for crafts.
Buffalo remains a small niche
market, even if it is growing. In a
recent article in Smoke Signals, the
quarterly publication of the Canadian
Bison Association, Alberta producer
Maurice Moore pointed out: "Even if
we were to keep back (for breeding)
every female animal in North
America, it would take us 50 years to
reach only 10 per cent of the beef
cattle population."
Meanwhile there is demand for
buffalo meat in Europe but there isn't
a consistent supply to be able to till
the need on a regular basis.
The Mountains are still fascinated
by their buffalo which they find
intelligent and playful, loving to play
tag and frisk around in the evening.
"We've had them now for so long
but there's nothing we'd rather do
than take the tractor and wagon back
and sit on the wagon and just watch
them," Arlene says.
What other farm animal can add
entertainment to its other positive
qualities?0