CinemaOSMovie · 2017 · 0h 51m · G

The Last Buffalo

80%(4)IMDbDocumentaryTV Movie

For thousands of years, the Great Plains were home to countless numbers of American bison, but in the late 1800s, the number of bison dropped from nearly 30 million to just a few hundred in less than 100 years. What happened to place this national icon on the brink of extinction? Join us as we detail the events that led to this mass extermination. Then follow the story of William Temple Hornaday, a chief taxidermist at the Smithsonian Institution who headed west to hunt bison for the museum, but ended up saving the species instead.

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 51m
Language
EN
Released
March 23, 2017
Studios
Smithsonian ChannelWarehouse 51

Featuring

Cast & crew

3 credited
Starring
Tom Clarke Hill

Tom Clarke Hill

Narrator

Rowdy Held

Soldier

Stephen Held

Rancher

Creative team
Produced by
Steve Nicholls

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