Describes the physical traits of the North American buffalo and its natural habitat, its struggle for survival from the time vast herds ranged across the continent through the mass slaughters of the 1800’s, and the measures taken to save the buffalo from extinction. Suitable for upper secondary level.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
504415
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Animal ecology
Animals & Wildlife → Animals - Habitations
Animals & Wildlife → Animals, Treatment of
Animals & Wildlife → Buffaloes
Animals & Wildlife → Extinction (Biology)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Human ecology
History → North America - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)