The American bison is a large bovid which inhabited much of western North America prior to the 1800s, living on the prairies in large herds. However, the vast herds of bison attracted market hunters, who killed dozens of bison for their hides only, leaving the rest to rot. Thousands of these hunters quickly eliminated the bison herds, bringing the population from several million in the early 1800s to a few hundred by the 1880s. Conservation efforts have allowed the population to increase, but the bison remains near-threatened. COUNT 10
QSN1 What type of creature is the American bison? ANS1 a large bovid QSN2 What did the American bison inhabit much of prior to the 1800s? ANS2 western North America QSN3 What did market hunters leave the parts of the bison they didn't need to do? ANS3 rot QSN4 What was the population of bison herds around prior to being eliminated by thousands of market hunters? ANS4 several million QSN5 What is the current status of bison? ANS5 near-threatened QSN6 What did large herds of bison attract? ANS6 market hunters QSN7 What part of North America did the bison live? ANS7 western QSN8 Why were the bison killed? ANS8 for their hides QSN9 What did hunter do with the rest of the bison? ANS9 leaving the rest to rot QSN10 What do bison still remain? ANS10 near-threatened