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minus-square@CrispslinkEnglish2•1 year agoFrom Wikipedia “With a population of 60 million in the late 18th century, the species was culled down to just 541 animals by 1889 as part of the subjugation of the Native Americans,” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_bison From USDA “There are 30.1 million beef cows in the United States as of Jan. 1, 2022, down 2% from last year.Jan 31, 2022” https://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/2022/01-31-2022.php#:~:text=There are 30.1 million beef,down 2%25 from last year. It was a factor of 2, not 3. Note: the dairy industry is much worse.
From Wikipedia
“With a population of 60 million in the late 18th century, the species was culled down to just 541 animals by 1889 as part of the subjugation of the Native Americans,”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_bison
From USDA
“There are 30.1 million beef cows in the United States as of Jan. 1, 2022, down 2% from last year.Jan 31, 2022”
https://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/2022/01-31-2022.php#:~:text=There are 30.1 million beef,down 2%25 from last year.
It was a factor of 2, not 3.
Note: the dairy industry is much worse.