William T. Hornady, Superintendent of the National Zoological Park, wrote a detailed account of the near-extinction of the American bison in the late-nineteenth century. Of all the quadrupeds …

Map illustrating the extermination of the American bison Shows areas of die-off and of systematic extermination, range of herds up to 1889, and years of extermination in specific locations. …

Implications are tested against historical and anthropological data on bison populations, robe and hide prices, cattle-stocking rates, American military behavior, Indian tribal territories, federal …

The work gives a lengthy natural history of the bison, followed by a detailed and vehemently denunciatory exploration of its near-extermination (including descriptions of slaughtering …

Sep 17, 2002 · One of the main results of his trip was The Extermination of the American Bison, a timely recounting of the history and destruction of the buffalo, and a landmark work in early …

"The extermination of the American bison, with a sketch of its discovery and life history." In Report of the United States National Museum for the year ending June 30, 1887 (Pt. 2 of the Annual …

The Extermination of the American Bison is a book by William Temple Hornaday first published in 1889 by the Government Printing Office. It was reprinted from a report Hornaday wrote for the …

The word buffalo came from the French word "les boeufs" which means oxen. In prehistoric times a buffalo could grow to weigh as much as 5,000 pounds. Today’s bison are much smaller, …

William T. Hornady, Superintendent of the National Zoological Park, wrote a detailed account of the near-extinction of the American bison in the late-nineteenth century. Of all the quadrupeds …

Most of the bison -- millions upon millions upon millions -- were destroyed between the 1830s and the 1870s. How did this happen? How could the most dominant animal on the continent be …

William T. Hornady, Superintendent of the National Zoological Park, wrote a detailed account of the near-extinction of the American bison in the late-nineteenth century. Of all the quadrupeds …

The dramatic near extinction, and subsequent recovery and restoration, of the American bison during the late nineteenth century is examined using a property rights model of renewable …

Provisioners like Buffalo Bill Cody, sportsmen, farmers, and ranchers who craved the prairies for crops and cattle—all placed new pressure on bison. The railroads made transportation of …

11 hours ago · The American bison, often referred to as the buffalo, stands as a powerful symbol of the American West. Its dramatic journey from the brink of extinction to a resilient, albeit still …

Implications are tested against historical and anthropological data on bison populations, robe and hide prices, cattle-stocking rates, American military behavior, Indian tribal territories, federal …