Question

What are the reasons for the buffalo overkill?

Answer 1

for the food and the warmth of their coats.

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Answer 2

To make matters worse for wild buffalo, some U.S. government officials actively destroyed bison to defeat their Native American enemies who resisted the takeover of their lands by white settlers. American military commanders ordered troops to kill buffalo to deny Native Americans an important source of food.