The American bison or common bison (Bison bison), also commonly known as the American buffalo or common buffalo, is an American species of bison that once roamed North America in vast herds. Its historical range, around 9000 BC, is described as the great bison belt, a stretch of rich grassland that ran from Alaska to the Gulf of Mexico, eastward to the Atlantic coast (in some areas almost to the Atlantic tidewater) as far north as New York and south to Georgia and, according to some sources, further south to Florida, with sightings in North Carolina near Buffalo Ford on the Catawba River as late as 1750. [2][3][4] It became nearly extinct through a combination of commercial hunting and slaughter in the 19th century and the introduction of bovine diseases from domesticated cattle. With a population of over 60 million at the end of the 18th century, the species had declined to just 541 animals by 1889. Recovery efforts expanded in the mid-20th century, with a resurgence to about 31,000 [5] wild bison today, largely confined to a few national parks and reserves. Through multiple reintroductions, the species is now also roaming freely in the wild in some regions of the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and is also being introduced to Yakutia in Russia.
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Photography is for me a representation of a feeling.In 2002 I photographed with a nikon FM.Now there is more "time" the "eye" is back in the active mode. Have a lot of fun!..
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