Innovation: The American bison, declared the national mammal in 2016, has a hallowed position in North America’s mythologies and environmental history. The bison were a keystone species on the Great Plains, with over 30 million migrating across the continent. However, bison herds were decimated in the 1800s until only a few hundred survived by 1900. Settlers moving westward hunted bison for sport and for their furs, as well as attempted to cut off a major food supply to the native peoples. Combined with diseases coming from the bison’s European bovine cousins, the cattle, the bison reached
🦬 Bringing Back the Roaming Bison
🦬 Bringing Back the Roaming Bison
🦬 Bringing Back the Roaming Bison
Innovation: The American bison, declared the national mammal in 2016, has a hallowed position in North America’s mythologies and environmental history. The bison were a keystone species on the Great Plains, with over 30 million migrating across the continent. However, bison herds were decimated in the 1800s until only a few hundred survived by 1900. Settlers moving westward hunted bison for sport and for their furs, as well as attempted to cut off a major food supply to the native peoples. Combined with diseases coming from the bison’s European bovine cousins, the cattle, the bison reached