Show BUFFALO ON THE INCREASE Latest Reports Show That the Animal Is Is Not Likely to Become Become Extinct at Any Rate The fear tear that existed not long ago lest the native buffalo would soon become become be be- become come extinct Is dispelled by a report of the American Bison society which states that there were 33 3 wild and tame buffalo In the United States In January JaD nry 1020 1920 This Is an Increase of about per cent since 1908 In which year there were 1116 1110 wild and tame buffalo In this country Of the nine owned government-owned herds two of the largest und under r the care of the United States Department of A Agriculture ture are located In the Wichita national nation nation- al iii game preserve Oklahoma and on the national bison range at Dixon Diton Mont 1 The herd on the Wichita preserve preserve preserve pre pre- serve now no numbers including 28 calves cal of this of-this this year In this herd four bulls and 12 cows are ten years years' of ot age or over and one cow Is twenty nine years old The 15 animals that constituted constituted constituted con con- the original Wichita herd came from the New York Zoological park It is planned this year to dispose of or orsome some of the surplus buffalo In the government government government gov gov- herds In accordance with the provisions made the 1919 by 1010 bill LIlli for their care Public parks and municipalities are the Ule largest pa pa- By distributing the animals over o the country if disease or misfortune misfortune misfortune mis mis- fortune overtakes o the main herds there still will be stock left with which groups could be built up again |