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Dec 24, 1500
30 to 60 million bison living in North America
IN the 1500's 30 to 60 million bison living in North America -
Destruction od bison
Mass destruction of the once great herds of bison begins -
End of southern herd
The greatest slaughter took place along the railroads. One firm in St. Louis traded 250,000 hides this year. Demands for bison skin escalated. -
Northern bison herd began to disappear
Slaughter of Northern bison has began -
Bison in United States were gone
By mid-year nearly all the bison in the US were gone -
700 bison in private herds
700 bison were in private herds and Yellowstone was at an estimated 23 bison -
Government bison herds at 100
government bison herds held about 100 bison -
12,521 bison in North America
Estimated pop. of bison in North America at 15,521 -
20,000-25,000 alive
At least 25,000 bison in private herds by end of the decade