For thousands of years, the Great Plains were home to countless numbers of American bison, but in the late 1800s, the number of bison dropped from nearly 30 million to just a few hundred in less than 100 years. What happened to place this national icon on the brink of extinction? Join us as we detail the events that led to this mass extermination. Then follow the story of William Temple Hornaday, a chief taxidermist at the Smithsonian Institution who headed west to hunt bison for the museum, but ended up saving the species instead.
Tom Clarke Hill
Narrator
Rowdy Held
Soldier
Stephen Held
Rancher
If one server does not work, switch to another server.
March 23, 2017
51m
8.0
N/A
N/A
4
Warehouse 51
N/A
Smithsonian Channel
US
• If the video does not load, change to another server.
• Use fullscreen for the best experience.
• Some sources may have different subtitle timing.
