the reasons of the demise of the Bison in North America

[Californian]

interesting thesis on the reasons of the collapse of the once vast herds of the American bison in the United States and Canada by Sierra Dawn Stoneberg Holt. Contrary to popular perception, the bison did not disappear due to mass killing by white buffalo hunters, but rather disease, overgrazing and competition with introduced domestic cattle.

Reinterpreting-the-1882-Bison-Population-Co....pdf (567.43 KB)

[rodthomas]

Thanks...hope all is well...