Before they were nearly systematically eradicated at the hands of a Federal policy designed to crush the Plains Indians and modernize the West, massive herds of American Bison roamed Western prairies. Though in modern times the species has made a substantial comeback, their near extinction forever altered the prairie ecosystem. This week, Nature Notes explores the particular effects upon the Llado Estacado.
Bison and the Shortgrass Prairie of the Llano Estacado
