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Who Wants A Buffalo?: South Dakota's Fenced Herds And Experiments In Management, 1901-1952, David Nesheim
Who Wants A Buffalo?: South Dakota's Fenced Herds And Experiments In Management, 1901-1952, David Nesheim
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By 1890, the number of North American bison (Bison bison) in the United Sates was reduced to about 500 animals. At that time, a few private ranchers started small herds from remnant survivors of the hide trade. Fredrick Dupree saved nine calves on his ranch near the Moreau River in South Dakota.
Between 1901 and 1913, three fenced preserves were created in the state. James Philip, a Pierre rancher, purchased the Dupree herd in 1901. The state of South Dakota created Custer State Game Preserve in 1913. The Federal government, in concert with the American Bison Society, created the Wind …