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Between 4 and 5 million bison were killed in just a three-year period during the height of the railroad construction and associated hunting (roughly 1871-1873). The total population plummeted from an estimated 8 to 30+ million in the early 1870s to fewer than 500-1,000 animals by 1884-1889
u/Extension-Fall-4286 — 11 days ago
Between 4 and 5 million bison were killed in just a three-year period during the height of the railroad construction and associated hunting (roughly 1871-1873). The total population plummeted from an estimated 8 to 30+ million in the early 1870s to fewer than 500-1,000 animals by 1884-1889
u/Extension-Fall-4286 — 11 days ago