Why the U.S. Army Guarded the 23 Remaining American Buffalo

Name: Why the U.S. Army Guarded the 23 Remaining American Buffalo
Uploaded: 2017-06-24
Duration: 160774
Description: In 1882, General Philip Sheridan's expedition to the protected buffalo haven in Yellowstone National Park revealed a gruesome reality: Poachers were continuing to slaughter the last remnants of America's big-game icon.

In 1882, General Philip Sheridan's expedition to the protected buffalo haven in Yellowstone National Park revealed a gruesome reality: Poachers were continuing to slaughter the last remnants of America's big-game icon. (02:40)