Question

Which of the following were factors that contributed to the near-extinction of the buffalo? Choose all that apply.
(2 points)
• Demand for buffalo hides increased in the East.
• Open ranges where buffalo grazed were destroyed by settlements.
• Migration patterns were destroyed by herding buffalo south.
• After disease and drought, there was competition among animals for survival.
• A chemical fertilizer used by farmers was extremely poisonous to the buffalo.

Answer 1

• Demand for buffalo hides increased in the East.
• Open ranges where buffalo grazed were destroyed by settlements.
• After disease and drought, there was competition among animals for survival.