The Extermination of the American Bison

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Bison slaughter
gptkbp:cause gptkb:U.S._government_policy
railroad expansion
commercial hunting
demand for hides
military strategy against Native Americans
gptkbp:conservationEffortsBegan late 19th century
gptkbp:estimatedBisonPopulationAfter fewer than 1,000
gptkbp:estimatedBisonPopulationBefore 30-60 million
gptkbp:impactedGroup gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:mainSpeciesAffected gptkb:deer
gptkbp:notableFor 1880s
1870s
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:19th_century
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Extermination of the American Bison

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