The Hornaday, William T. (William Temple) 1854-1937 creator text utu 2006 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Extermination of the American Bison" by William T. Hornaday is a book published in 1889. It documents the ecology of bison and their near-complete destruction across the United States through industrial-scale hunting. Hornaday chronicles the species' rapid decline, analyzing causes including unnecessary slaughter and lack of legal protection, while advocating for the survival of remaining bison in Yellowstone. The work includes an account of the Smithsonian's 1886 expedition to collect specimens before extinction. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Extermination_of_the_American_Bison Release date is 2006-02-10 Produced by Chuck Greif, Tony Browne and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified American bison Wildlife conservation -- United States -- Sources QL Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17748 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17748 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133420.0 17748