by FiewG | Aug 23, 2022
Once roaming North America by the millions, only a few hundred Buffalo remain at the turn of the century. William Hornaday formed the American Bison Society in hopes of bringing back wild herds.
by FiewG | Aug 23, 2022
The original range spanned from modern day Alaska to Mexico. By 1889, the Buffalo range was reduced to only a few dots on the map.
by FiewG | Aug 23, 2022
These “buffalo runners” could kill up to 5,000 animals per day. Most left the Buffalo where they lay, without using their meat or coat.
by FiewG | Aug 23, 2022
This gave hunters even easier access to the Great Plains to hunt Buffalo.
by FiewG | Aug 23, 2022
Buffalo were killed off with guns by the millions — for both sport and as a warfare strategy — nearly causing their extinction.