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Although in the past the population of African buffalo was in the tens of millions, it now stands at about 900,000; mostly in the savannas of eastern Africa. Some of the reasons for this decline in numbers are hunting, both for food and for sport; the conversion of their habitat to farmland and cattle pasture; droughts; and the introduction of foreign pests and diseases, especially the cattle disease rinderpest. It is not considered to be in danger of extinction as long as it remains protected in parks and reserves, although habitat loss continues (Huffman 2006)(IUCN 2006).

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FWIW, I have a general impression that a lot of info found on Wikipedia has a greenie slant to it...

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Isn't Wikipedia made up of contributions from anyone on the net who contributes, but is edited or approved somewhat?

So:

1. How reliable is it?

2. The "facts" will be biased by the contributor.

The above is a classic example.

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FWIW, I have a general impression that a lot of info found on Wikipedia has a greenie slant to it...

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Isn't Wikipedia made up of contributions from anyone on the net who contributes, but is edited or approved somewhat?

So:

1. How reliable is it?

2. The "facts" will be biased by the contributor.

The above is a classic example.

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John
I imagine there is sort of a comitee testing your contribution before it be published.
Later, should your contribution be biased or inexact, I think many readers will protest, leading to a correction of the erronous facts?

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