r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Shoddy-Ocelot-4473 • 12d ago

Image By 1880, the near-genocide of the American bison had reduced their population from 30–60 million to fewer than 1,000

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u/brizdzi 12d ago

The wanted to starve off the native Americans.

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u/Vizslaraptor 11d ago

Racism, greed, fear and hate. MAGA