Wood Bison
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Elk Island to move bison to Alberta First NationFourteen bison are being taken 500 kilometres northwest to Woodland Cree First Nation as part of Elk Island's bison conservation program.CanadaFeb 11, 2020
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Elk Island National Park bison populating herds across globe ‘the cornerstone of conservation’From Russia to Scotland, Elk Island National Park bison and their relatives can be found around the globe.CanadaJul 12, 2019
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World’s 1st IVF and frozen embryo wood bison calves made in SaskatchewanUniversity of Saskatchewan veterinary researchers have produced the world's first in vitro fertilized wood bison. Researchers hope to repopulate the disease-ridden species.CanadaJul 21, 2016
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$24-million upgrade coming to Elk Island National Park in AlbertaThe federal government has given Parks Canada $24 million to be used to upgrade decades-old infrastructure at Elk Island National Park near Edmonton.EnvironmentJul 15, 2016
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100 wood bison flown into Alaska to help re-establish speciesThe first of 100 wood bison aimed at re-establishing a species that went extinct more than a century ago in Alaska were flown Sunday to a rural village.WorldMar 25, 2015
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