The Extermination of the American Bison
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Bison slaughter
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| gptkbp:cause |
railroad expansion
U.S. government policy commercial hunting demand for hides military strategy against Native Americans |
| gptkbp:conservationEffortsBegan |
late 19th century
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| gptkbp:estimatedBisonPopulationAfter |
fewer than 1,000
|
| gptkbp:estimatedBisonPopulationBefore |
30-60 million
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Extermination of the American Bison
|
| gptkbp:impactedGroup |
gptkb:Native_American_tribe
|
| gptkbp:mainSpeciesAffected |
gptkb:deer
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
1880s
1870s |
| gptkbp:occurredIn |
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States 19th century |
| gptkbp:referencedIn |
gptkb:historical_novel
Native American history environmental studies |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
ecological impact on Great Plains
loss of food source for Plains Indians near extinction of bison |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:William_Temple_Hornaday
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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