Which factor contributed to the destruction of the southern buffalo herds?

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Settlers fenced buffalo in to raise as livestock.
Settlers fenced buffalo in to raise as livestock.

Trainloads of tourists killed buffalo purely for sport.
Trainloads of tourists killed buffalo purely for sport.

Native Americans hunted the buffalo for food.
Native Americans hunted the buffalo for food.

Native Americans over farmed areas buffalo used to graze.

Answer 1

The factor that contributed most significantly to the destruction of the southern buffalo herds was:

Trainloads of tourists killed buffalo purely for sport.

This mass hunting, combined with habitat destruction and other factors, significantly reduced buffalo populations in the 19th century.