History of Bison IN North America

By Hayjay3838
  • 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