The reason buffalo were driven to extinction while at the same time cattle were thriving is that:
A)cattle were owned by ranchers whereas buffalo were wild.
B)demand for buffalo meat was low,discouraging production.
C)Western expansion required killing the Indian's main resource.
D)the price of buffalo hides was very low.

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The tragedy of the commons is most likely to arise when nobody owns a resource,so nobody has an incentive to use it optimally.Buffalo were not owned,but cattle were.

The Reason Buffalo Were Driven to Extinction While at the Same