Was William Hornaday a hero or villain in the story of American Buffalo? What happened in 19th century society to allow the mass extinction or near mass extinction of so many animals? How did ...

As a result, the buffalo was hunted for sport by the white professional hunters and sportsmen. In contrast, the American Indian of the West had developed a cultural importance on the buffalo as ...

Almira Buffalo Bone Jackson (in 1994 ... Bison hides had grown scarce as herds were hunted nearly to extinction in a campaign to subdue the Plains tribes during the late 1800s.