Data & Statistics
- 198,234: Number of bison in the United States residing on private ranches and farms according to the 2007 USDA census.
- 4,499: Number of private U.S. ranches and farms raising bison according to the 2007 USDA census.
- 220,000: Approximate bison herd size in Canada.
- 20,000: Approximate number of bison roaming on public lands in the U.S. and Canada.
- 450,000: Estimated herd size in North America today.
- 40 - 60 Million: Estimated North American herd size prior to 1600.
- Less than 1,000: Estimated number of bison prior to 1900 before efforts were made to preserve and restore the species.
- 60,000: Approximate number of bison slaughtered under federal and state inspection in 2011 in the U.S. This number is more than double the processing figures from 2002.
- 270-285: gestation period in days for a bison cow.
- 40-50 pounds: approximate weight of a new born calf.
- 20 years: average reproductive life span of the average bison cow.
- 20-30 months: age of a mature meat animal.
- 2.42: grams of fat in a 100 gram serving of cooked bison.
- 10.15: grams of fat in a 100 gram serving of cooked beef.
- 10.97: grams of fat in a 100 gram serving of salmon.
