Episode 216 - Musk Oxen and Fur Trade   addthis
Throughout the heartland, there are small numbers of dedicated ranchers raising all kinds of exotic livestock. But we’ve never seen anything exactly like this cottage industry. It’s the Arctic’s oldest living species the musk ox. Fifty years ago, one man began an effort to save this endangered animal while at the same time, helping lift some native tribes out of poverty.

 

 

Links
www.muskoxfarm.org

Alaska Farm Bureau
Alaska Division of Agriculture

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