The Extermination of the American Bison

LibriVox recording of The Extermination of the American Bison by William T. Hornaday. Read in English by Eric Szyjka; Maria Kasper; J. M. Smallheer; Carol; Greg Fuhs; Jairus Amar; Matthew Hinman; Bill Boerst; JenMitchell; Mike Pelton. The American bison (Bison bison), also commonly known as the American buffalo, is a North American species of bison that once roamed the grasslands of North America in massive herds, became nearly extinct by a combination of commercial hunting and slaughter in the 19th century and introduction of bovine diseases from domestic cattle. William T. Hornaday’s advocac