Extinction of Buffalo

THE NORTH AMERICAN BISON Factors that almost led to the extinction of the buffalo One of the factors that almost led to the extinction of the buffalo was over hunting. Humans sometimes hunted buffalo for food, but mainly just for fun. In fact, by the 1800’s, the species was nearly wiped out. Nowadays, buffalo thrive once again due to strictly regulated hunting laws. In some parts of the country, there are some fields in which …showed first 75 words of 478 total…

…showed last 75 words of 478 total…tend to call both animals buffalo. It is believe that early Indians could not tell the difference, so they called both animals “buffalo” and that one name has stuck ever since. Bison tend to have longer hair covering the entire body, while buffalo have hair on the upper body only. I think buffalo are important to the world because they remind us of the Old West, and they very vital to some customs of living.