Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Why bison and beef are not the same for grasslands — and how trees and plant foods are way better for the climate.
Fascinating links I used in this episode:
MIOCENE MEGAFAUNA. Size Comparison / MEGAFAUNA DEL MIOCENO. Comparación de Tamaños
youtu.be/QOJdUc_bmy4
Bison - Farm to Fork Wyoming
youtu.be/wqj9T6wSFMc
Buffalo in the house - Animal Odd Couples: Episode 2 Preview - BBC One
youtu.be/jtnZ2vFR9Hc
The Extinct Ice Age Mammals of North America
youtu.be/5XDUS5voLmg
American Serengeti book:
amazon.com/dp/B0716FGZ81/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_50S35WYZ0MFDWRW8F00M
Ranchlands: Bison Season (Episode 4) | History
youtu.be/GsjQfWRqCsE
How Bison Are Saving America's Lost Prairie
youtu.be/HuYGSrGLeZE
Grassland: The History, Biology, Politics and Promise of the American Prairie (book)
amazon.com/dp/0140233881/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_D2E3NJEA0QSM27AGJ866
Fighting Fire With Fire: Using Cultural Burning Practices
youtu.be/eg876VdW7Qk
Native American Traditions Inform California Wildfire Prevention | KQED Arts
youtu.be/Fe43QK85448
White Guy Speaks Rare Native American Language, Shocks Locals
youtu.be/3n3kiespHSA
Livestock and climate, Professor Frank Mitloehner, University of California, Davis.
youtu.be/hdm_UHISFgs
UC Davis paper: Grasslands More Reliable Carbon Sink Than Trees
https://climatechange.ucdavis.edu/climate/news/grasslands-more-reliable-carbon-sink-than-trees
Grasslands may be more reliable carbon sinks than forests in California
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aacb39/meta
PBS The Age of Nature, Season 1 Episode 2:
amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B08KL6VJSJ/ref=atv_hm_hom_3_c_dVClNC_2_1
Restoring the ancient Caledonian Forest Alan Watson Featherstone TEDx Findhorn
youtu.be/nAGHUkby2Is
The Surprising Truth Behind Planting Trees and Climate Change
youtu.be/LDdKOmvIKyg
Maps Showing the Disappearance of Old-Growth Forests on Vancouver Island - 1900 to 2016
youtu.be/c9hTF2oxLjo
The Ancestral Human Diet | Peter Ungar | TEDxDicksonStreet
youtu.be/Tg9cBJNiHYg
How You Have Been Lied to About Cows and the Environment, with Robb Wolf and Diana Rogers.
youtu.be/J4gBgrzytUs
Quantis/General Mills Carbon Footprint Evaluation of Regenerative Grazing at White Oak Pastures
blog.whiteoakpastures.com/hubfs/WOP-LCA-Quantis-2019.pdf
Ecosystem Impacts and Productive Capacity of a Multi-Species Pastured Livestock System
frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2020.544984/full
0:00 Intro
1:52 North American paleontology
3:30 Bison history
4:29 Bison vs cows
7:10 Bison ecology
8:12 Bison ranching
10:51 Native Americans and fire
13:41 Grasslands vs forest as carbon sinks
17:19 Debunking Frank Mitloehner
20:00 Paleo diets
21:38 Beef vs chicken, fish and lentils
22:01 Regenerative agriculture
22:26 Grass fed beef
Why bison and beef are not the same for grasslands — and how trees and plant foods are way better for the climate.
Fascinating links I used in this episode:
MIOCENE MEGAFAUNA. Size Comparison / MEGAFAUNA DEL MIOCENO. Comparación de Tamaños
youtu.be/QOJdUc_bmy4
Bison - Farm to Fork Wyoming
youtu.be/wqj9T6wSFMc
Buffalo in the house - Animal Odd Couples: Episode 2 Preview - BBC One
youtu.be/jtnZ2vFR9Hc
The Extinct Ice Age Mammals of North America
youtu.be/5XDUS5voLmg
American Serengeti book:
amazon.com/dp/B0716FGZ81/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_50S35WYZ0MFDWRW8F00M
Ranchlands: Bison Season (Episode 4) | History
youtu.be/GsjQfWRqCsE
How Bison Are Saving America's Lost Prairie
youtu.be/HuYGSrGLeZE
Grassland: The History, Biology, Politics and Promise of the American Prairie (book)
amazon.com/dp/0140233881/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_D2E3NJEA0QSM27AGJ866
Fighting Fire With Fire: Using Cultural Burning Practices
youtu.be/eg876VdW7Qk
Native American Traditions Inform California Wildfire Prevention | KQED Arts
youtu.be/Fe43QK85448
White Guy Speaks Rare Native American Language, Shocks Locals
youtu.be/3n3kiespHSA
Livestock and climate, Professor Frank Mitloehner, University of California, Davis.
youtu.be/hdm_UHISFgs
UC Davis paper: Grasslands More Reliable Carbon Sink Than Trees
https://climatechange.ucdavis.edu/climate/news/grasslands-more-reliable-carbon-sink-than-trees
Grasslands may be more reliable carbon sinks than forests in California
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aacb39/meta
PBS The Age of Nature, Season 1 Episode 2:
amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B08KL6VJSJ/ref=atv_hm_hom_3_c_dVClNC_2_1
Restoring the ancient Caledonian Forest Alan Watson Featherstone TEDx Findhorn
youtu.be/nAGHUkby2Is
The Surprising Truth Behind Planting Trees and Climate Change
youtu.be/LDdKOmvIKyg
Maps Showing the Disappearance of Old-Growth Forests on Vancouver Island - 1900 to 2016
youtu.be/c9hTF2oxLjo
The Ancestral Human Diet | Peter Ungar | TEDxDicksonStreet
youtu.be/Tg9cBJNiHYg
How You Have Been Lied to About Cows and the Environment, with Robb Wolf and Diana Rogers.
youtu.be/J4gBgrzytUs
Quantis/General Mills Carbon Footprint Evaluation of Regenerative Grazing at White Oak Pastures
blog.whiteoakpastures.com/hubfs/WOP-LCA-Quantis-2019.pdf
Ecosystem Impacts and Productive Capacity of a Multi-Species Pastured Livestock System
frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2020.544984/full
0:00 Intro
1:52 North American paleontology
3:30 Bison history
4:29 Bison vs cows
7:10 Bison ecology
8:12 Bison ranching
10:51 Native Americans and fire
13:41 Grasslands vs forest as carbon sinks
17:19 Debunking Frank Mitloehner
20:00 Paleo diets
21:38 Beef vs chicken, fish and lentils
22:01 Regenerative agriculture
22:26 Grass fed beef










