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Converting it to bison, people are worried about bison not staying on the property. they were worried about their own livestock. they were worried about disease transmissions. >> he alienated a lot of local people. it was an audacious thing to say im going to replace all the cattle with bison. >> absolutely crazy. absolutely crazy. >> when these cattle ranchers and other people came to you and said ted, this is cattle land, why are you doing bison here? >> its bison land. the bison were here bef...

Billionaire end up on a ranch in montana, and how exactly were bison going to help save the planet anyway? the story starts a long, long time ago, long before the world first came to know ted turner. >> driving, trip it, lower the pole! he sailed on the scenes in the 1970s as "captain courageous" a bare chested businessman who won americas cup. by that point, a young ted had already leveraged his familys business to buy a struggling tv station, turning it into the first satellite super station. ...

Himself because he was married to jane fonda, they thought he was some sort of liberal. >> my name is jane fonda. i met ted turner in 1989, and ive loved him ever since. frankly, hes the kind of guy that can sweep you off your feet. the first date we had was i flew up to montana. he drove me around, got lost. he wasnt familiar enough with it, and it was breathtaking. he knew all the flora and fauna. i was just stunned. >> but the rookie bison rancher still did have a few things to learn. for sta...

Might be loafing in a rye pairon area which would compact the willow, bison would prefer to be on a hill top catching the breeze and seeing the vista up there. theyre always on the move. theyre a sharp hoove animal. which allows seeds to take root. >> theyre such majestic creatures, and it just feels like the way the earth should be. the natural environment like this actually means that the glass is going to be different, the way that they graze. the soil is going to be different because of the ...

Western movies? did that appeal to you, the western movie? was that part of it? the cowboy, the rustic sort of character in those movies? >> im not really a cowboy. >> youre not a cowboy? >> i dont have any cows. >> so youre a bison boy? >> thats right. >> bison boy. when did you first start thinking about bison? >> when i was a little boy about 10 years old. i read "national geographic" magazine, and it had an article about bison and it said how close they came to extinction. i decided then tha...

Taken away from him, which it was, and that he had to have something after that, things that could be continued that would make him feel good that were worthwhile. >> and so the story of ted would go back to the beginning, back to the bison, his childhood spirit animal. in 2002, ted opened the first teds montana grill serving up the very animal ted had committed his life to saving. if that doesnt make sense, remember, ted has a knack for seeing around corners. >> he knew that he wanted to bring ...

>> wow. ♪ oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam and the deer and the antelope play ♪ ♪ where seldom is heard a discouraging word and the skies are not cloudy all day ♪ >> it is quiet. >> you thought it would be louder, but its not. >> no, its not. >> its pretty quiet. >> that sounded pretty much like mm, didnt it? >> yeah, thats exactly that sound. this is all for you part of the protecting the planet, having these bison here like this, doing what youve done, right? >> yeah. ♪ >> h...

Tonight and hosted by our chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta who joins us right now. so, i hear teds motto is save everything. we know about that title, you know, captain planet. where does this come from? i think people do think of the bigness of business. >> right. >> what about this? >> by the way, it is everywhere in teds world. the bumper sticker he gave me. an interesting point, right? capitalism versus conservationism. they seem like theyre at odds with each other. how do you ma...

The planet. take a listen. when youre making the case you should eat bison instead of beef you sell both at your restaurants. >> right. >> whats your preference? >> bison. >> did you ever think about becoming a vegan? that would be the most sus tainl wouldnt it? >> well, it depends on how you do it. >> in terms of just pure resources and to product out it takes 600 gallons of water to eat a burger. >> is it really 600 gallons? >> 660 gallons for a third of a pound burger. >> hum. >> i havent jus...

>> that was his motivation. >> really. >> save everything first of all. you cant save the planet unless you save everything on the planet. with regard to the bison specifically, restore these species back to their native habitats because the earth prospers and flourishes that way. and again, it is not just a nice way of looking at things. not just a nice way of looking at the world. there is real science behind this now. the grass lands where the bison live in north america are going to be bigge...