Explain why the crossbreeding of bison and cattle is both a benefit and hinderance to conservation efforts aimed at protecting bison genetic diversity.

While the bison gene pool is currently much healthier than the cheetah, the herd at 4% is protected. Cattle ancestry helped achieve the total population of bison and increased the herds genetic diversity. At the same time herds don't help protect bison gene pools that are original.

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