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Likely. We definitely did it with buffalo.
by pathseeker 8y ago
Likely. We definitely did it with buffalo.
- laurencerowe 8y agoBuffalo being hunted almost to extinction wasn't a case of tragedy of the commons, it was part of a deliberate policy to drive Native Americans from the land. 'Kill Every Buffalo You Can! Every Buffalo Dead Is an Indian Gone' https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2016/05/the-buffalo-killers/482349/ https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2016/05/the-buf...
- rossdavidh 8y agoThere was a larger species of buffalo that was driven to extinction long before Europeans reached the western hemisphere. But, you're right about the smaller bison species that we are all familiar with.
- close04 8y agoAbout 2 thirds of large mammal species were wiped out in the Americas, Australia and New Zealand within a few millennia of humans stepping foot there.