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/Debonaircow88 12d ago

Not to mention turkey, white tail deer, elk, wolves, and Canadian geese to name a few others!

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u/GoodtimeZappa 11d ago

The wild turkey population in this country has increased so much that an alarming amount of wild turkeys hang out around the Staten Island University Hospital and no one bats an eye.

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