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Bison Stampede onto US Menus美国菜单里“野牛”成群韦恩堡的秋天，天气渐凉。野牛肉的需求也持续增长，许多美国人都觉得它比其它肉吃起来更健康。Its a chilly autumn day in Fort Wayne, Indiana. But inside the Three Rivers Café and co-op, its warm and bright and customers are lining up for a tasty meal of bison meat.Growing numbers of Americans are enjoying bison because it is considered more healthful than other meats. It is 40 percent higher in protein than beef, has more iron and potassium than pork, and is 97 percent fat free. Its being used in everything from sausages to spaghetti sauce, as well as burgers, steaks and stew.In fact, its so popular that Adalyn Parker, the meat buyer for the co-op, says theres a problem.“In a week, we sell close to 20 packages, which is a pretty high number for a place like this. Its increasing, so that our supplier is out of stock until late November, because the demand is getting so high for it.”VOA - E. CelesteCans of bison meat on the shelves at the Three Rivers Café and co-op in Indiana.Three Rivers isnt the only retailer facing a shortage. All across the country, groceries and restaurants are running out of bison.Thats a great problem to have, says Del-VonnaFeldbauer, who manages Wild Winds Buffalo Preserve, in Fremont, Indiana.“This was kind of a surprise for all of us. No one really thought wed be out of meat.”Over 30 million bison once roamed the North American plains, providing Native tribes and later, European settlers, with meat and hides. However, by the late 19th century, the animals had been hunted nearly to extinction. Over the past few decades their numbers have rebounded, in large part due to conservation and a savvy food marketing campaign.John Trippy, a retired physician who owns the Wild Winds Buffalo Preserve, believes the bison industry owes much of its success to the National Bison Associations 2001 advertising campaign to promote the meat.VOA - E. CelesteJohn Trippy, owner of the Wild Winds Buffalo Preserve, with one of his animals.“They started doing research on the n