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by sampo 1388 days ago
> ~60,000,000 Bison in North America in 1600

94,400,000 cattle and calves in USA in 2017.

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/nahms/downloads/Dem...

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I think the overall question is whether the decrease in bison is offset by the increase in cattle. Bison primarily decreased in NA, but cattle increased worldwide.