American Bison Society
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The American Bison Society was an early 20th-century conservation organization dedicated to saving the American bison from extinction and restoring its populations in North America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| American Bison Society canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11295459 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Bison Society Context triple: [William Temple Hornaday, memberOf, American Bison Society]
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Ventana Wildlife Society
Ventana Wildlife Society is a conservation nonprofit dedicated to restoring native wildlife and their habitats along California’s Central Coast, including leading efforts to reintroduce and recover the endangered California condor.
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B.
Livestock Conservancy
The Livestock Conservancy is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting and promoting rare and heritage livestock and poultry breeds.
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C.
Wyoming Stock Growers Association
The Wyoming Stock Growers Association is a powerful late-19th-century cattlemen’s organization in Wyoming that played a central role in the violent Johnson County War between large ranchers and smaller settlers.
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D.
Bison bison
Bison bison is the American bison, a large, hump-shouldered grazing mammal native to North America and a prominent symbol of the Great Plains.
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E.
Bison
Bison is the mascot and athletics nickname representing Bucknell University's sports teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Bison Society Target entity description: The American Bison Society was an early 20th-century conservation organization dedicated to saving the American bison from extinction and restoring its populations in North America.
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A.
Ventana Wildlife Society
Ventana Wildlife Society is a conservation nonprofit dedicated to restoring native wildlife and their habitats along California’s Central Coast, including leading efforts to reintroduce and recover the endangered California condor.
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B.
Livestock Conservancy
The Livestock Conservancy is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting and promoting rare and heritage livestock and poultry breeds.
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C.
Wyoming Stock Growers Association
The Wyoming Stock Growers Association is a powerful late-19th-century cattlemen’s organization in Wyoming that played a central role in the violent Johnson County War between large ranchers and smaller settlers.
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D.
Bison bison
Bison bison is the American bison, a large, hump-shouldered grazing mammal native to North America and a prominent symbol of the Great Plains.
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E.
Bison
Bison is the official mascot of Howard University, symbolizing the institution’s strength, resilience, and historic legacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conservation organization
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environmental organization ⓘ non-profit organization ⓘ |
| activity |
advocated for federal protection of bison
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collaborated with zoos to breed bison ⓘ organized captive breeding of bison ⓘ raised public awareness about bison conservation ⓘ translocated bison to protected areas ⓘ |
| advocacyTarget |
U.S. federal government
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linked to:
United States government
state governments in the United States ⓘ |
| affiliation | New York Zoological Society ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| dissolutionReason | perception that bison were no longer at immediate risk of extinction ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1930s ⓘ |
| field |
species recovery
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wildlife conservation ⓘ |
| focusRegion |
Canadian Prairies
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linked to:
Interior Plains region of Canada
Great Plains ⓘ Western United States ⓘ
linked to:
western United States
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| foundedBy |
Ernest Harold Baynes
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Henry Fairfield Osborn ⓘ Madison Grant ⓘ Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ William Temple Hornaday ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationalForm | membership organization ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1905 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
influenced U.S. wildlife conservation policy
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model for later species-focused conservation groups ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American bison
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bison conservation ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
contributed to establishment of wild bison herds on public lands
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helped reverse decline of American bison ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Henry Fairfield Osborn
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Madison Grant ⓘ Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ William Temple Hornaday ⓘ |
| notableProject |
restocking bison in National Bison Range
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restocking bison in Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge ⓘ restocking bison in Wind Cave National Park ⓘ |
| operatingArea | North America ⓘ |
| publication | reports on bison status and conservation ⓘ |
| purpose |
prevent extinction of the American bison
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restore American bison populations in North America ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: American Bison Society Description of subject: The American Bison Society was an early 20th-century conservation organization dedicated to saving the American bison from extinction and restoring its populations in North America.
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