The Tragic History of the North American Bison
The North American Bison, once an endangered species that made a remarkable comeback, faced drastic declines due to human activities. From being integral to Native American life to being exploited for commercial gains and almost facing extinction, the bison's story is a somber reminder of the impact humans can have on wildlife populations.
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The North American Bison that were an Endangered species and came back
Oldest Figurative cave painting of the Buffalo HTTPS://WWW.ARCGIS.COM/APPS/CASCA DE/INDEX.HTML?APPID=1806FAA8349048C 891576D4A83A7A8AC
ANOTHER PICTURE OF CAVE ART OF THE OLDEST BUFFALO OR BISON
An Old picture of Buffalo on the range where the buffalo have roamed. It s a drawing of buffalo HTTP://WWW.TODAYIFOUNDOUT.COM/IND EX.PHP/2011/12/AMERICAN-BUFFALO-ARE- NOT-ACTUALLY-BUFFALO/
THE Buffalo or Bison as called roamed North America about 30 million years ago. They were considered the mainstream of American history and a resource when Columbus landed there in the late 1400 s. HTTPS://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/SEARCH?Q=HISTORY+OF+THE+NORTH +AMERICAN+BUFFALO&RLZ=1C1CHBF_ENUS893US893&OQ=HISTORY +OF+THE+NORTH+AMERICAN+BUFFALO&AQS=CHROME..69I57J0L5.1 5660J0J8&SOURCEID=CHROME&IE=UTF-8
THE BISON: FROM 30 MILLION TO 325 (1884) TO 500,000 (TODAY) HTTPS://WWW.FLATCREEKINN.COM /BISON-AMERICAS-MAMMAL/
THE EARLY SETTLERS CAME TO THE UNITED STATES TO MAKE IT THEIR HOME. BUT THE AMERICAN INDIANS WERE IN THE WAY OF SETTLEMENTS. THE SETTLERS DECIDED TO KILL OFF THE BUFFALO BECAUSE THEY WERE THE MAIN SOURCE OF FOOD, CLOTHING, AND SHELTER FOR THE INDIANS. THE INDIANS WERE THEN REDUCED IN THEIR POPULATION IN THE MID WEST. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THE BISON BECAME EXTINCT. https://www.flatcreekinn.com/bison- americas-mammal/
But in the 1700s, the horse's arrival in the West sparked the bison's demise in North America. Riding horses and the invention of the .50-caliber rifle transformed buffalo hunting from low casualty affairs to all-out massacres [source: Cloud]. At the beginning of the 19th century, the market for buffalo hide boomed in the United States and Canada as well as Europe. The combination of efficient hunting methods and a growing demand set the stage for the period dating from roughly 1820 to 1880, known as "the Great Slaughter." HTTPS://ANIMALS.HOWSTUFFWORKS.COM/ ENDANGERED-SPECIES/BISON- EXTINCTION.HTM
PRESIDENT OBAMA MADE THE AMERICAN BUFFALO OUR NATIONAL ANIMAL BESIDE THE AMERICAN EAGLE https://www.wcs.org/get- involved/updates/president-obama-makes- the-american-bison-the-official-national- mammal
This a video from U-Tube about the comeback of the Buffalo or Bison as they call them in North America. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH ?V=WQJ9T6WSFMC
