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A Little Bit of History in Our Own Backyard

Bison's

Returning home from our trip to Rancho Cordova last weekend, we were absolutely blown away to see that Bison’s have returned to Redbluff. As you head north on I-5 out of Redbluff, look off to the right of the freeway and you will see a herd of these amazing animals, grazing, lazing and conjuring up visions of the old Wild Wild West. Watching them, listening to them grunt and growel made me see them as majestic animals.

It has been said that the Bison (Buffalo) made the western expansion possible; however nearly to its own demise. They provided food, clothing and shelter for the Indians and the Settlers of Westward Movement as well. There were apparently, four American Bison Species, three of which are now extinct; so heavily were they hunted and killed during the 1800’s.

The Bison has been on Earth longer than Humans; Archeologists having found fossil remains as old as 250,000 years. The modern Bison, as shown above, appeared in North America 5,000 to 10,000 years ago.

It is worth a trip to Redbluff to see them. There is an offramp that will take you, over gravel tracks, to an up close and personal viewing point. Enjoy a bit of history in our own backyard.