For 1000's of years, the Nice Plains have been residence to numerous numbers of American bison, however within the late 1800s, the variety of bison dropped from almost 30 million to only a few hundred in lower than 100 years. What occurred to put this nationwide icon on the point of extinction? Be part of us as we element the occasions that led to this mass extermination. Then comply with the story of William Temple Hornaday, a chief taxidermist on the Smithsonian Establishment who headed west to hunt bison for the museum, however ended up saving the species as an alternative.