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AudioThe Extermination of the American Bison
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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 advocacy is credited with preserving the American bison from extinction. This book, originally published in 1887, gives Mr. Hornaday's evidence of the Bison's impending extinction. (Adapted from Wikipedia by Ann Boulais). For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover, M4B Audiobook, or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org .
Directors & creators
William T. Hornaday
Subjects
librivox; audiobooks;extinction; ecology; american bison
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