https://padlet.com/educnixo8356/43g3y0s5v11zqv5s en-us 2023-10-15 23:22:17 UTC 2023-10-15 23:38:48 UTC hello@padlet.com educnixo8356 https://padlet.com/educnixo8356/43g3y0s5v11zqv5s/wish/2747138866 Based on the video we watched in class, share some of the consequence that resulted from commercial hunting in the U.S. West. To receive credit, please put your name in your post, and use complete sentences. ]]> 2023-10-15 23:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/educnixo8356/43g3y0s5v11zqv5s/wish/2747138866 educnixo8356 https://padlet.com/educnixo8356/43g3y0s5v11zqv5s/wish/2747141741 Beaver fur was seen as a hot commodity before synthetic fabrics were created because it was warm and waterproof, this causes a steep decline in the number of beavers in the United States. ]]> 2023-10-15 23:32:41 UTC https://padlet.com/educnixo8356/43g3y0s5v11zqv5s/wish/2747141741 educnixo8356 https://padlet.com/educnixo8356/43g3y0s5v11zqv5s/wish/2747143751 As people settled westward, non-indigenous people began to hunt bison at incredible rates, in order to trade their fur and eat the meat. This caused bison to almost become instinct, it also depleted a resource that indigenous people had used for hundreds of years before. ]]> 2023-10-15 23:36:05 UTC https://padlet.com/educnixo8356/43g3y0s5v11zqv5s/wish/2747143751 educnixo8356 https://padlet.com/educnixo8356/43g3y0s5v11zqv5s/wish/2747145408 As hunters looked for beavers to trap to sell their fur, they caused destruction to the ecosystems they entered. They would cut down trees around water sources and drain wetlands in order to lure the beavers out. ]]> 2023-10-15 23:38:48 UTC https://padlet.com/educnixo8356/43g3y0s5v11zqv5s/wish/2747145408