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Before the Bison were mass-hunted by settlers, there were upwards of 30 million bison roaming the plains. They grazed in large herds that sometimes went on for miles upon miles. [http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/bison.php] They would roam all over North America, in an unpredictable movement. This caused either starvation via famine, or an abundance of food for the other animals. Their herds provided protection from predators like the wolf, bear, of even Indian tribe.
Before the Bison were mass-hunted by settlers, there were upwards of 30 million bison roaming the plains. They grazed in large herds that sometimes went on for miles upon miles. [http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/bison.php] Bison mainly eat different types of grasses. They would roam all over North America, in an unpredictable movement. This caused either starvation via famine, or an abundance of food for the other animals. Their herds provided protection from predators like the wolf, bear, of even Indian tribe. [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0000784]
 
In the 1870's bison were basically slaughtered by settlers, and by 1889 there were hardly more than 1000 bison left. They were extremely close to extinction. Now though, there are over half a million bison in existence. Thanks to the Canadian government which stepped in and started a program for the repopulation of bison. Now, every year there are 350,000 bison killed for food, as compared to the 125,000 cows that die every day in the U.S.


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