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Released
2017 · FILM

The Last Buffalo

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Runtime
51 min
DocumentaryTV Movie

Synopsis

For thousands of years, the Great Plains were home to vast herds of American bison, numbering nearly 30 million. However, by the late 1800s, the population had plummeted to just a few hundred within less than 100 years. This dramatic decline brought the species to the brink of extinction. The events that led to this mass extermination are the focus of this account. It also follows the story of William Temple Hornaday, a chief taxidermist at the Smithsonian Institution who traveled west to hunt bison for the museum. Instead, he became instrumental in saving the species.

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Principal cast & crew: 8

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Paul KiffScored by Steven Faux

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