"Those Who Remain" Bison

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"Those Who Remain" Bison in Snow (Edition of 12) by George Bumann - Harshness defines Yellowstone's Winter with temps plunging to -40F and snow accumulations to depths of 10 feet. Bison are among a few animals that choose to endure as isolated patches of bare ground kept clear by hot springs and geysers, represent their only thread between life and death. By later Winter these islands of refuge become barren traps surrounded by amassing snows. With the islands grazed bare, their reserves on empty, the Bison plod through the endless white in hopes of better grazing. Weakened they walk single file conserving remaining energy - marching in earnest toward the arrival of Spring,