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People hunted them. If you want more information, go onto some websites about it, get out a book from your local library, or ask another friend or adult.
Adding on to that, buffalo were one of the main food sources for the American Indians so they were hunted a lot. Somewhere later in history, Americans started to kill the buffalo herds more often than the American Indians and caused the population of the buffalo herds to decrease dramatically.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 10y agoThey're coming back now, but 200 years ago they were nearly destroyed by the white men on trains, on horseback, hiding in knolls of hills and anywhere else they could get a clear shot at any and every buffalo that came within range of their guns.
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What is being done to rebuild the herds of buffalo?
nothing has been or will be done about the Buffalo herds
What are Groups of Indians who followed herds of buffalo?
Groups of indians who followed herds of buffalo were
Why did the buffalo shrink?
People hunted them. If you want more information, go onto some websites about it, get out a book from your local library, or ask another friend or adult. Adding on to that, buffalo were one of the main food sources for the American Indians so they were hunted a lot. Somewhere later in history, Americans started to kill the buffalo herds more often than the American Indians and caused the population of the buffalo herds to decrease dramatically.
How rare is the buffalo?
Buffalo aren't very rare and are found in large herds.
What where groups who followed the herds of buffalo called?
Nomads
What did the Crow Indians hunt?
The Crow Indians hunted buffalo, deer, elk, and small game like rabbits and birds for food and materials used in their daily lives. Hunting was a crucial part of their culture and provided them with sustenance, clothing, and tools.
What caused most of the destruction of the southern buffalo herds?
Death
What contruibuted to the extinction of the buffalo herds?
o dont know
Were the Sioux a nomadic people?
Yeah, they moved with the buffalo herds.
Which factor contributed to the destructing of the southern buffalo herds?
The main factor that contributed to the destruction of the southern buffalo herds was the massive slaughtering of the herds by white hunters and entrepreneurs, encouraged and promoted by the U.S. Army. In 1840, more than sixty-million buffalo roamed the Plains, and by 1886, there were fewer than one hundred free-roaming buffalo left.
Why did buffalo herds decline in the 1830s and 1840s?
Buffalo herds declined in the 1830s and 1840s due to increased demand for buffalo robes. The demand in commercial centers like New York and St. Louis nearly led the species to extinction.
What had the greatest cultural ramifications for Native Americans?
Decimation of buffalo herds
