The buffalo were nearly exterminated

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The wholesale butchery by whites nearly exterminated the buffalo, as they were slaughtered for their hides and for sport. The practice was encouraged by the US government as a way to weaken the Native American population, who relied on the buffalo for survival. Disease and overhunting by both Native Americans and whites also played a role in the decline of the buffalo population, but the wholesale butchery was the primary cause.

The Buffalo Were Nearly Exterminated