Friday May 25, 2012, 8:21 pm
YESSSSSS!!!! ..OUR BISON NEED AND DESERVE THIS RECOGNITION...BRING THE PETITIONS ON TO HELP THIS HAPPEN , PLEASE!!....AND WITH THIS RECOGNITION, WE CAN FINALLY GET SOME WEIGHT BEHIND OUR PETITIONS FOR THE BISON, MUSTANGS, AND THE WOLVES!!!
EVERYSTEP COUNTS!!

Friday May 25, 2012, 9:37 pm
thanks

Friday May 25, 2012, 10:38 pm
A very smart move by the Senate.

Saturday May 26, 2012, 4:26 am
noted

Saturday May 26, 2012, 6:22 am
"The largely symbolic measure would provide no added protections for the estimated 20,000 wild bison in North America."

Saturday May 26, 2012, 6:47 am
This actually sounds like a GREAT idea to me but, being America's "national mammal" needs to bring special protections to it as well!

Saturday May 26, 2012, 8:27 am
Highly symbolic. Noted !

Saturday May 26, 2012, 8:33 am
thanks

Saturday May 26, 2012, 8:37 am
I am all for it! I cried during the buffalo massacre scene in Dances with Wolves.

Saturday May 26, 2012, 10:06 am
Gee, do we get to vote on that ?

Saturday May 26, 2012, 11:33 am
will this help them?

Saturday May 26, 2012, 11:34 am
noted.

Saturday May 26, 2012, 1:08 pm
Are they kidding? Is there a Papa Bison? LOL
Shirley H.

Saturday May 26, 2012, 1:12 pm
Yeah, Beautiful, and the Native American People?

Saturday May 26, 2012, 1:52 pm
A good idea. Bison are already largely American symbols.

Saturday May 26, 2012, 2:04 pm
Wait a minute--the article says it's backed by lawmakers from NEBRASKA? The same idiots who voted to allow hunting in national parks?


What are they up to now . . . ?

Saturday May 26, 2012, 4:11 pm
Noted, I COMPLETELY agree Shelly.

Saturday May 26, 2012, 4:20 pm
I hate to be cynical but this was signed by the same idiots in Montana and Wyoming who are not allowing the bison to roam their natural range because they MAY have a disease that MAY infect the precious cattle grazing on public lands that the bison should be grazing on. It's a great idea but it's just smoke and mirrors. If it makes their actions more transparent and they stop hazing the bison then I am all for it.

Saturday May 26, 2012, 4:40 pm
Call me a cynic but when they stop killing them then i will believe someone cares whether they are the "national mammal" or not.

Saturday May 26, 2012, 5:13 pm
okay, so will they now be killed for "religious" reasons now, and it's okay? they are definitely symbolic but may fall the same fate as the bald eagle...sorry another post causes me great concern over this.

Saturday May 26, 2012, 5:53 pm
Best to do is write to your Senators asking them to make the Bison a national mammal.

Bisons aka Buffalos are native to North America.

I am in favor of this.

Ty, Cal.
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Saturday May 26, 2012, 5:58 pm
Good idea then maybe our government will stop hazing and killing them and will get the damn cattle off our public lands so the buffalo can live in peace.

Saturday May 26, 2012, 6:05 pm
Good idea

Saturday May 26, 2012, 7:32 pm
noted..

Saturday May 26, 2012, 8:52 pm
Wait & see.

Saturday May 26, 2012, 10:49 pm
Are these the same senators that allow the bison to be shot and killed if they tread within a thousand miles of cattle that are grazing on public lands?!

Saturday May 26, 2012, 11:41 pm
Cool!

Saturday May 26, 2012, 11:54 pm
Good thought but is this smoke and mirrors.?? like Native American treaties. sign them up , move them to private sanctury lol so the land is free for cattle? thnn let them strave to death

Sunday May 27, 2012, 1:35 am
Bison should be protected

Sunday May 27, 2012, 2:35 am
Thanks for sharing

Sunday May 27, 2012, 3:16 am
It sounded great when I was reading the article but after seeing all your comments, I'm very confused. Could naming bison "national mammal" actually make things worse?

Sunday May 27, 2012, 4:01 am
Thanks!

Sunday May 27, 2012, 4:15 am
i am totally in favor of protecting the bison

Sunday May 27, 2012, 7:27 am
Its really hard to pick one animal, for me its between the BISON, MUSTANGS, AND THE WOLVES!!!

Sunday May 27, 2012, 8:58 am
It would be great if that meant some protection for them, along with the wolves. Alas, I feel the real national animal has become the corporate jackal.

Sunday May 27, 2012, 10:03 am
See a few photos of a 2400 lb Buffalo living in a home...

Buffalo Whisperer:

http://www.care2.com/news/member/100041282/3378369

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/howaboutthat/9284831/Buffalo-whisperer-RC-Bridges-at-home-with-his-pet-bison-in-Texas.html

Ty, Cal.
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Tuesday May 29, 2012, 11:28 am
If you want to help the buffalo go to bfc-media@wildrockies.org

It will take you to everything Buffalo Field Campaign is doing
They are the only people that are actually on the ground and in the field trying to protect these creatures, and they need all the help they can get!!!!!

Tuesday May 29, 2012, 7:20 pm
It may give them a chance to survive the ridiculousness. There are many petitions to save them out there.

Sunday June 3, 2012, 9:39 pm
The bison and wild horse need to both be national mammals. Hope this will help protect them from man.