Bison
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59 dead bison spark Parks Canada to monitor anthrax outbreak in Wood Buffalo National ParkParks Canada says resource conservation staff are conducting daily flights surrounding Wood Buffalo National Park to monitor the extent of the anthrax outbreak.EnvironmentJul 29
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Genome Prairie, Genome Canada announce Bison Integrated Genome ProjectThe Bison Integrated Genomics (BIG) project is a three year process aiming to adress diseases impacting Canada's wood bison population like tuberculoses and brucella.CanadaJul 15
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Video shows man gored by bison while protecting child at YellowstoneThe man stepped in to help two other adults and a child from being injured.TrendingJun 30
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Woman gored by bison, tossed 10 feet in the air at Yellowstone parkThe woman, who was not identified, got within 10 feet of the bison despite park rules that visitors stay at least 25 yards away North America's largest land mammal.TrendingJun 1
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How an Alberta First Nation is working to help ‘culturally significant’ Banff bison herd to suceedA report from Stoney Nakoda First Nation noted that projects such as the Banff bison reintroduction are an important part of truth and reconciliation.CanadaApr 24
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Métis Nation of Alberta marks historic return of bison to traditional landsThe Métis Nation of Alberta says the arrival of 20 wood bison at a site northeast of Edmonton was a historic moment.CanadaApr 4
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Parks Canada relocating 40 plains bison to Key First Nation Treaty 4Parks Canada and the Nature Conservancy of Canada have relocated 40 plains bison to the Key First Nation, about 80 kilometers north of Yorkton.CanadaFeb 7
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Bison point way to major cultural find that rocks Wanuskewin’s historyFour petroglyphs - a form of rock art caused by cultural modification - have been discovered at Wanuskewin Heritage Park near Saskatoon.CanadaNov 19, 2021
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Archaeology students dig up the past at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo JumpArchaeology students from the University of Lethbridge are busy getting their hands dirty at an excavation site at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump.CanadaAug 7, 2021
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Sturgeon River bison herd almost double from record low: ecologistThe Sturgeon River plains bison herd has roughly doubled from record-low numbers, according to an ecologist with Prince Albert National Park.CanadaApr 12, 2021
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