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Two students discuss an upcoming field trip to a bison reserve. They will each have to give a presentation upon returning about what they learned. One student is interested in learning from the rangers about any issues between the bison and local ranchers. The other wants to focus on how bison were saved from extinction after being overhunted in the 1800s, reducing their population from around 40 million to only 300. They hope to get information from the orientation and information center during their visit.

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(W3 D2) DT

Two students discuss an upcoming field trip to a bison reserve. They will each have to give a presentation upon returning about what they learned. One student is interested in learning from the rangers about any issues between the bison and local ranchers. The other wants to focus on how bison were saved from extinction after being overhunted in the 1800s, reducing their population from around 40 million to only 300. They hope to get information from the orientation and information center during their visit.

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Section three you will hear two students discussing

an upcoming field trip to buy some reserve. First,


you have some time to read through questions one
to four.
Now listen carefully and answer questions one to 4.
So are you excited about our field trip to the bison
reserve. I'm really looking forward to seeing all the
American bison. Or Buffalo as they are sometimes
called.
Yeah, it should be really fun. Um, what do you think
about the presentation each of us has to give once
we returned from the trip? I thought our professor
would have us submit a report or take a test
instead.
It actually seems like an interesting assignment,
especially since he expects us to interview the
rangers who work at the reserve. I'm sure they will
have a lot of useful information to share.
Good point! I plan to ask them whether the bison
ever caused problems for ranchers in the area. I
read that some local residents were opposed to the
creation of the reserve.
Really why.
Well, by some generally inhabit grassland areas
rather than mountains or far. Of course, this is the
same type of land that ranch is named for the cows.
That makes sense. It's almost as if cows and bison
are competing for resources.
Exactly this is the topic I am planning to discuss for
the assignment, hopefully I can find out more about
this at the information center. Our professor
mentioned that we'd be stopping by there.
What will we be doing at the information center?
Taking part in an orientation when we first
arrive，an employee will give a brief lecture about
the history of the reserve.
Great, maybe I can get some information for the
assignment at that time.
Now listen and answer questions 5 to 10.
Oh, I meant to ask you about the topic you've
chosen. What do you plan to focus on?
I want to talk about how the bison was saved from
extinction in the early 1800s. There were around 40
million bison living in North America, however, by
nineteen hundred only 300 or so remained in the
wild.
Really was that due to natural predators.
Bisons are large enough that they don't really have
to worry about other animals. Wolves sometimes
attack bison, but this does not lead to many deaths.
Then what caused such a dramatic decline in
population?
Over hunting by humans? Bison were an important
source of food for early European settlers. In
addition, their hides were used to make leather.
It's hard to believe that people could kill so many
animals in such a short time period.
The European settlers were very efficient hunters.
Take William Cody, for example. Oh, he had a
contract to supply meat to the army. He is recorded
to have killed 4282 bison in an 18 - month - period.
So, what led to the rise in numbers, our professor
mentioned that there are over 350,000 bison in
North America today.
A couple of things actually, first bison hunting
became strictly regulated. Only a limited number of
permits to kill bison are issued each year. Also,
large areas of land were set aside for these animals
to live on. Um, like the reserve we are visiting
today.
So, they were classified as an endangered species.
Right, but it's important to keep in mind that bison
are no longer in danger of extinction. In fact, there
are even privately owned herds of domesticated
bison.
You mean something similar to cattle ranches.
Exactly, the bison are raised for their meat. Bison
meat is sold in many restaurants in the United
States now.
Interesting! I think we are going to learn a lot on the
field trip.

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