Free Essays on Bison

  1. bison

    The American bison is also known as the American buffalo, is a north american species of bison that once roamed the grasslands of North America in massive herds and became nearly extinct by a combination of hunting and slaughter in the 19th century (Newell). The bison is considered to be the largest...

  2. Settlers Effect on the Plains Indians

    out herds of American bison. The industry of cattle blossomed as the railroads provided a means of transport to market the cattle (Josephy 32). The lives of African-Americans residing in the west were drastically affected by the increase in white settlement and disappearing of bison. Civil conflicts led...

  3. American Buffalo

    The American Buffalo The buffalo, also known as the bison, is a huge animal that has two distinctive features, one being the shoulder hump and the other being their huge head. They are brown, their color varying slightly from the front and back of the animal. Their horns are black and curve upward...

  4. Research Paper On First Nations Social Issue

    Columbia, The Blackfoot in the Prairies, to the Beothuk in Newfoundland; the cultural diversity was enormous and complex, with the economy being the land, bison, fishing and survival solely from the resources of the land and sea. On June 24 1497, British explorer John Cabot made landfall in North America...

  5. Sovern

    American History Chapter 1 Ancient America < 1492 George McJunkin found a bone which after 15 years of work is now known to be the remains of a Giant Bison that has known to be exttint for at least 10,000 years. Archaeology and History The difference between an archaeologist and a historian is that a...

  6. Grasslands

    animals, such as rabbits, prairie dogs, gophers, badgers, rats, mice, snakes, and insects. Herds of larger herbivores, such as deer, pronghorn, and bison also live in Grasslands. Temperature The temperatures are moderate. Rainfall is light. Their long, slender leaves allow little water loss. Their...

  7. Cre Wolf 1

    very rapid reproduction rate and high kill rates regardless the count of elk in Yellowstone. Wolves have also adapted to other preys like the bison. However, if something is not done to prevent the elk population count it will continue to decrease and they will soon be extinct in the Yellowstone...

  8. Wolves in Yellostone

    and how the number of wolves in the park could not reach more than one hundred. Government officials should reintroduce the grey wolf because, deer, bison, and elk populations will go down (which is good considering there is too many of them), the coyote population has got out of hand and they are decimating...

  9. My Hero

    My hero does not reward those for their natural talent, but for their willingness to work and their good will towards others. She looks at her bison that is carved out of wood. She picks the carving up and holds it in her hands; she turns it over and reads, “In the event that DesMeules retires. Property...

  10. Istorija Umetnosti

    hunter-killed Laski Jelena preplivavaju river-Lorteta Bullfight-Altamira Wounded bison-Altamira A naked woman with rogom-Laski 5 women's figure-Laski Topics prehistoric art: • abstract...

  11. summer break

    reported that he was “surrounded by hundreds of Harleys and Indians for about 100 miles. Almost felt like a cowboy on horseback in the middle of a sea of bison!” Luckily, the motorcyclists were not aggressive. Sons of Anarchy this was not. For motorized anarchy, we’ll have to check in with Coach Van Hauen...

  12. Anthropology Effects of First Contact

    Mexico and Arizona. The tribes of the Great Plains were nomadic in nature as a means to survive they traded dried meat, fat, tanned hides, tipis, bison robes, and buckskin clothing for the corn, beans, pumpkins, and tobacco cultivated by sedentary village tribes. This sounds like an open air Wal-Mart...

  13. The Colonization of Native Americans

    further away from our hunting grounds. They are taking our heritage and do not seem to care how it is affecting us. They have killed all the bison to keep us dependent upon them for survival. They want us to change our spiritual ways and believe in their god. I do not understand why this is...

  14. Psychology 1200

    451.4 V53 M53 2008 (Second Floor) And WM 165 M648c 2008 (300 Level). 7) There are 191 titles under the subject of “Alcoholism”. Related terms BISON suggests to look under are Drinking of alcoholic beverages, Fetal alcohol syndrome, Social problems, Temperance. Part Three: Finding articles...

  15. Discussions on Environmental Ethical Issues

    departments. Soon after the first human settlement many plant and animal species became extinct including the North American mega fauna. The American bison and California condor became nearly extinct after the European settlement. In 1914 the last of the American pigeons became dead; they were the most...

  16. Endangered Species

    protecting and setting standards of what can be dumped into the water and atmosphere. Hunting also puts species in danger for survival. The American Bison for example were over hunted and were almost pushed to extinction. Hunting kills the breeding population of species. Illegally jacking deer or other...

  17. History Ap

    land, but also negatively affected the buffalo, who could not roam as they once could. Coupled with the new prospect of buffalo hunting, the American bison became practically extinct. Considering that it was a main food source for Native Americans, this took its toll on the tribes of the plains. They were...

  18. Creative Writing

    about the Indian’s and they all say that they were real big on their Hunting like it would only take one kid aged 14 or something to kill a full sized bison because they were so trained. They would all share their land as well, so they did not really have a territory, this is one thing about them that I...

  19. sculpture list

    Frederick | 110 N Market When Fire Meets Ice Cameo Brooch Frederick Coin Exchange | 20 N East Firestone’s Market | 113 N Market 1901 Bison Note Do you want to Build a Snowman The Welcoming Angel Shab Row Tea Emporium | 112 N East Mid-Atlantic Chiropractic | 118 N Market Magoo’s...

  20. A Very Special Place

    A Very Special Place Yellowstone National Park is the world’s largest collection of geysers. It is a mountain wildland, home to wolves, herds of bison, grizzly bears, and elk. The park is core of one of the world’s last, nearly intact, natural ecosystems in the Earth’s temperate zone. At 28,000 square...

  21. You Just Don't Understand

    of the gray wolf have been especially acute in Yellowstone National Park, where the lack of a natural predator has resulted in the overpopulation of bison, deer, and elk. According to Sharon Begley of Newsweek magazine, "Absent a natural predator, thousands of the ungulates have starved during tough winters...

  22. Structure

    fatal viral disease of cloven-hoofed animals, including domestic animals such as cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats and pigs, as well as antelope, bison and other wild bovids, and deer. It is caused by foot-and-mouth disease virus. In addition, hedgehogs [1] and elephants[2] are susceptible to the disease...

  23. Yo Yo

    matches). But you can’t lose any matches/rounds nor use a continue when you die. Beating Gouken will unlock him. 7. Rose: Finish the arcade mode with M. Bison. That will unlock her. 8. Sakura Kasugano: Finish the arcade mode with Ryu. That will unlock her. 9. Seth: Finish the arcade mode with all 24 other...

  24. Wildlife conservation

    something new. The passenger pigeon was hunted to extinction early in the last century, and over-hunting nearly caused the extinction of the American bison and several species of whales. In 1972, the Government of India enacted a law called the Wildlife Conservation Act. Soon after enactment, a trend emerged...

  25. Exploring Interhuman Ethics Through the Perspective of Higher Animal Species

    right not to be eaten by either humans or cougars. There are no rights in the wild, and nature is indifferent to the welfare of particular animals. A bison fell through the ice into a river in Yellowstone Park; the environmental ethic there, letting nature take its course, forbade would-be rescuers from...

  26. Manas Wildlife Sanctuary

    this is a home to not only plants, but many endangered animals. Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is home to many species such as: tiger, wild buffalo, Indian bison, rhino, and elephant. In 1992 it was placed in the UNESCO’s List of World Heritage for wilds’ protection and preserving. This paper will address the...

  27. Ode to walt whitman

    with industry and the Jews sold to the river faun the rose of circumcision, and over bridges and rooftops, the mouth of the sky emptied herds of bison driven by the wind. 4 But none of them paused, none of them wanted to be a cloud, none of them looked for ferns or the yellow wheel of a tambourine...

  28. Beef

    domesticated cattle around 8000 BC to provide ready access to beef, milk, and leather. Most cattle originated in the Old World, with the exception of bison hybrids. Examples include the Wagyū from Japan which refers to several breeds of cattle, the most desired of which is genetically predisposed to intense...

  29. Battle of the Bulge

    Ardennes Offensive. St Paul, MN: Greenhill Books. Works Referenced Toland, John (1959). Battle: The Story of the Bulge . New York, NY : First Bison Books....

  30. Invention of Wheel

    large animals which could be used to pull wheeled carriages. The closest relative of cattle present in Americas in pre-Columbian times, the American Bison, is difficult to domesticate and was never domesticated by Native Americans; several horse species existed until about 12,000 years ago, but ultimately...

  31. Marketing Plan - Snake River Lodge & Spa

    guestrooms, with wooden furnishings, rich green and burgundy hues and crackling fireplaces. The Gamefish Restaurant features local specialties like braised bison oxtail and grilled rack of venison and guests rave about the great amenities and customer service. Snake River Lodge & Spa has become a ski aficionado’s...

  32. Qarm

    beet growers in the mid 1970‘s. From that model New Generation co-operatives have developed which are today processing diverse commodities such as bison, durum wheat, soybeans, eggs and poultry. Although some cooperatives have actually increased the price of the raw commodity, the primary economic benefit...

  33. The Iroquois Confederacy

    accompaniment for ceremonial dancing and singing. Rattles were made by placing dried corn kernels inside various materials including turtle shells, gourds, bison horns, or folded, dried bark. The traditional drum was about six inches in diameter, made like a wooden pail, and covered with stretched animal skin;...

  34. apj life and career

    the Shivalik ranges where they are no more to be seen now. The area also abounded in hippos, rhinos of several kinds along with wild oxen, giraffe, bison, deer, antelopes and wild pigs. Apes like chimpanzees, orangutans, baboons, languor and macaques infested the forests. Then there were abundant carnivores...

  35. test

    breast chicken thighs chicken drumstick turkey breast turkey leg lean ground turkey lean ground beef tri-tip steak flank steak pork tenderloin bison venison ostrich lamb goat salmon sardines herring trout tilapia cod halibut sole or flounder arctic char shrimp crab scallop clams ...

  36. Juveniles Charged As Adult Argumentative Essay

    breast chicken thighs chicken drumstick turkey breast turkey leg lean ground turkey lean ground beef tri-tip steak flank steak pork tenderloin bison venison ostrich lamb goat salmon sardines herring trout tilapia cod halibut sole or flounder arctic char shrimp crab scallop clams ...

  37. Ap Terms Study Guide

    and Asia in the far northern Pacific. As they drifted southward they discovered a hunter’s paradise with Giant mammoths, mastodons, horses, camels. Bison, caribou and moose roamed the continent. By 900 B.C. the Paleo-Indians had dispersed throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Canadian Shield (p. 41)...

  38. Algebra

    Friedrichshafen G.III Albatros D.II (Bagged/MD) 72 $39 72 $31 48 $6 MASTER BOX MASTER BOX Sikorsky Ilya Muromets Russioan Bomber 72 German Bison (Hi Tech w/Resin & Metal) 35 BM-8-24 Russian Multiple Rocket Launcher 35 Red Army 1941 35 D-1 Russian 152MM Field Howitzer 35 Handley Page Dart Herald...

  39. History of English

    wasp c. bee d. ladybird 12. Which won‘t bite you? a. mosquito b. flea c. butterfly d. fly 13. Which of these beasts hasn‘t got a hump? a. bison b. ox c. camel 14. Which of these birds can fly? a. penguin b. ostrich c. goose d. emu e. kiwi 15. Which of these birds has the most...

  40. Frankensteins Cat

    always this way. During the Pleistocene epoch, which ended some twelve thousand years ago, the tundra was thick with wild grasses. Woolly mammoths, bison, and wild horses roamed the land. According to Sergey Zimov, the director of Russia’s Northeast Science Station, these large herbivores played a key...

  41. assass

    Charles Dickens’s novel Great Expectations. Verrier E lw in 475 Indian village. We may note the magnificent dances of the Nagas and of the Bison-horn Marias, the mimetic ballet of the Juangs, the haunting music of the Baiga Karma. Throughout tribal India there are songs of rare beauty and deep...