A man forges iron statuettes of wild animals that mankind is about to make extinct. The animals are shown as well as their iron images until the two plots meet in the end.

For thousands of years, the Great Plains were home to countless numbers of American bison, but in the late 1800s, the number of bison dropped from nearly 30 million to just a few hundred in less than 100 years. What happened to place this national icon on the brink of extinction? Join us as we detail the events that led to this mass extermination. Then follow the story of William Temple Hornaday, a chief taxidermist at the Smithsonian Institution who headed west to hunt bison for the museum, but ended up saving the species instead.

For five years, Schmitt and Lynch followed the buffalo hunt in the American West. Their fascinating portrait of a disappearing world contrasts unspoiled landscapes with commercial influences on the American myth.

A catastrophic blizzard buries Buffalo in snow and darkness, trapping residents at home and on roads, as strangers and neighbors unite in rescue and an unexpected Christmas Eve celebration.

A catastrophic blizzard buries Buffalo in snow and darkness, trapping residents at home and on roads, as strangers and neighbors unite in rescue and an unexpected Christmas Eve celebration.

A catastrophic blizzard buries Buffalo in snow and darkness, trapping residents at home and on roads, as strangers and neighbors unite in rescue and an unexpected Christmas Eve celebration.

A catastrophic blizzard buries Buffalo in snow and darkness, trapping residents at home and on roads, as strangers and neighbors unite in rescue and an unexpected Christmas Eve celebration.

A catastrophic blizzard buries Buffalo in snow and darkness, trapping residents at home and on roads, as strangers and neighbors unite in rescue and an unexpected Christmas Eve celebration.

A catastrophic blizzard buries Buffalo in snow and darkness, trapping residents at home and on roads, as strangers and neighbors unite in rescue and an unexpected Christmas Eve celebration.

Shaken by the sudden death of his ex-wife, Roger steals a cab from his job and sets out to find the son he hasn't seen in more than thirty years.