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> The most devastating blow for the buffalo, wolves, bears, etc was habitat loss. Wasn't the most devastating blow to Buffalo the campaign by settlers to slaug
by deadbolt 2y ago
> The most devastating blow for the buffalo, wolves, bears, etc was habitat loss.
Wasn't the most devastating blow to Buffalo the campaign by settlers to slaughter them, since they were important to the native Americans?
- daemonologist 2y agoTrue for the American bison (as far as I know), but there used to be a bunch of species in Eurasia which went extinct or had their range dramatically reduced as part of the broader extinction of megafauna discussed in the article.
- dghughes 2y agoI think the word buffalo really confuses people. Bison are in North America while buffalo (small b) are in Asia and Africa. >Wasn't the most devastating blow to Buffalo the campaign by settlers to slaughter them I hope everyone in the city of Buffalo, NY are OK lol
- amanaplanacanal 2y agoBuffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
- LeFantome 2y agoYou are of course correct. In North America at least though, I do not believe many people are confused. The term “buffalo” is used much more commonly than “Prarie Bison”. I am not defending it but it is ubiquitous to the point that everybody knows what people mean when they say “buffalo”. If somebody said “buffalo” to me, I would assume they meant bison ( unless I had additional context ). If they meant Asian or African buffalo, I would expect them to say “water buffalo”. Again, I am not arguing what is correct. I am commenting on what I think people, as a group, understand.