1,000 Buffalo Roam Away From Ranch
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More than 1,000 buffalo from a herd used in “Dances With Wolves” escaped from a ranch by walking up and over fences covered by towering snowdrifts. Spurred by fears the animals will spread disease, Gov. William Janklow asked volunteers on snowmobiles to help round them up. “I don’t want to shoot them, but if I have to, I’ll shoot them,” Janklow said. “I can’t let the infection get out among the other livestock.” The buffalo roamed from the Triple U Ranch, quarantined for brucellosis, a disease that can cause cattle to abort.
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