Of bison and man : from the annals of a bison yesterday to a refreshing outcome from human involvement with America's most valiant of beasts / Harold P. Danz. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Danz, Harold P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American bison.

Wildlife conservation--United States.

Wildlife conservation.

American bison--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 231 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Niwot, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, c1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"In Of Bison and Man, Harold Danz, longtime National Park Service employee and former executive director of the American Bison Association, gives a clear, informative, and highly entertaining overview of this magnificent animal. Danz explores the bison's prehistory and natural history, its complex relationship with Native Americans, the bison slaughter and recovery, the establishment of the bison as an industry, and the role bison play today, both as a food source and as a wild animal."--Jacket.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. In the Beginning

3. How Many Bison Were There?

4. The Indian

5. Predators and Natural Adversities

6. The Human Accelerator-Bison Slaughter

7. The Recovery

8. The Industry

9. Public Sector Involvement

10. A Bison Tomorrow.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-220) and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-585-00436-6