Christofferson, April. Buffalo medicine.CHRISTOFFERSON, April. Buffalo medicine. Tor. 373p. c2004. 0-765-34419-X. $799. SA Written by an author who is a lawyer with a background in veterinary medicine veterinary medicine, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of animals. An early interest in animal diseases is found in ancient Greek writings on medicine. Veterinary medicine began to achieve the stature of a science with the organization of the first school in the , this tale of the clash of ranchers and environmentalists in Montana is frightening and believable be·liev·a·ble adj. Capable of eliciting belief or trust. See Synonyms at plausible. be·liev  a·bil . The main character is Jed, a veterinarian veterinarian /vet·er·i·nar·i·an/ (vet?er-i-nar´e-an) a person trained and authorized to practice veterinary medicine and surgery; a doctor of veterinary medicine. vet·er·i·nar·i·an n. working near Yellowstone Park, whose main clients are the ranchers. He is also independently doing research, trying to develop a vaccine for a virus to which the cattle are susceptible. Ranchers are furious about the presence of bison and wolves wolves n. Plural of wolf. wolves Noun the plural of wolf Wolves See also animals. lycanthrope 1. a person suffering from lycanthropy. in the park and are trying to preserve their own way of life. They see the environmentalists as enemies, so when Jed's research stymies their plans to blame the bison for infecting their cattle, they will do anything to stop him. Jed, who has been on the side of the ranchers and in fact is engaged to a woman who is one of the most influential ranchers in the community, slowly becomes converted to the environmentalists' point of view. The final showdown is gripping, especially for those readers who would be horrified hor·ri·fy tr.v. hor·ri·fied, hor·ri·fy·ing, hor·ri·fies 1. To cause to feel horror. See Synonyms at dismay. 2. To cause unpleasant surprise to; shock. at the thought of mass slaughter of all the bison in Yellowstone Park. This is an adult book, with swearing that is realistic for the amount of anger and frustration among the characters. It will certainly be of interest to YAs familiar with the seemingly endless conflicts in the West that center around land use. It's a good story that puts the reader in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of a struggle larger than the individuals involved in the plot. Claire Rosser, KLIATT |
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