Re: Indegenous Wildlife ca. 19th century America
In Minnesota during the 1820-50s there were Elk, Brown Bear, Black Bear, Wolves, and Buffalo all of which except the black bear which reside in the northern half of the state and a very limited population of elk (which were reintroduced in the 1930's) are no longer in the state. One thing that guided many of these animals to move west and out of the state was settlement. Until about the 1880's 2/3 of Minnesota was an oak savannah and much of the state was an outright prairie. When settlers came in because of treaties of 1838, 1851 and the homestead act of 1862, the landscape changed vastly to one with many more trees than there were just 150 years ago.
In Minnesota during the 1820-50s there were Elk, Brown Bear, Black Bear, Wolves, and Buffalo all of which except the black bear which reside in the northern half of the state and a very limited population of elk (which were reintroduced in the 1930's) are no longer in the state. One thing that guided many of these animals to move west and out of the state was settlement. Until about the 1880's 2/3 of Minnesota was an oak savannah and much of the state was an outright prairie. When settlers came in because of treaties of 1838, 1851 and the homestead act of 1862, the landscape changed vastly to one with many more trees than there were just 150 years ago.
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