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C&I: Your incredible PBS documentary The American Buffalo comes off as a two-part tale of tragedy and triumph. In the first part, we see how the bison very nearly became instinct. But the second part suggests the shaggy beasts have survived, thanks in large part to some unlikely saviors.

… like William T. Hornaday, who’s at the Smithsonian killing and stuffing game, large mammals. And he wants to go out west and kill some more buffalo, because he doesn’t

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