Basic Info

First Air: October 16, 2023

Rating: ⭐ 6.8/10 (10 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 2

Last Episode

Name: Into the Storm

Season: 1, Episode: 2

Air Date: 2023-10-17

Runtime: 120 min

By the late 1880s, the buffalo that once numbered in the tens of millions is teetering on the brink of extinction. But a diverse and unlikely collection of Americans start a movement that rescues the national mammal from disappearing forever.

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The American Buffalo

2023 1 seasons 2 episodes ⭐ 6.8/10 10 votes

Overview

The dramatic story of America's national mammal, which sustained the lives of Native people for untold generations, being driven to the brink of extinction, before an unlikely collection of people rescues it from disappearing forever. Ken Burns recounts the tragic collision of two opposing views of the natural world—and the unforgettable characters who pointed the nation in a different direction.