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Grand Teton National Park–National Elk Refuge bison herd [3] Wyoming: National Park Service: 1000 Grasslands National Park: Saskatchewan: Parks Canada: 300 Hay-Zama Lakes Wildland Park: Alberta: Alberta Parks: 400 Henry Mountains bison herd [3] Utah: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Bureau of Land Management: 400 Hot Springs State Park [3 ...
The majority of the world's wood bison herds are located in Northern Canada after a small herd of bison was discovered in the northern part of Wood Buffalo National Park. [7] In 1965, 23 of these bison were relocated to the south side of Elk Island National Park. The 300 surviving there today are considered the most genetically pure wood bison ...
The park was created to protect the last remaining herds of bison in northern Canada during the early 1900s. Today, the park is known for its preservation of the bison that reside there. [ 32 ] The park was initially created by Harkin and his branch members to protect the existing habitat of about 1500 Wood Buffalo . [ 33 ]
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Since 2007, Parks Canada has actively managed a herd of about 400 pure-bred and disease-free plains bison [12] and 300 wood bison [13] in Elk Island. When the population exceeds this number, the excess bison are sold. The proceeds of the sales go to help finance the needs of national parks. [14] In the late 19th century, only 300 wood bison ...
The plains bison hybridized with the local 1,500–2,000 wood bison, and carried such diseases as bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis, which they introduced into the wood bison herd. [13] Since that time park officials have tried to undo this damage, making successive culls of diseased animals.
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All told, the 50 individuals, families and heirs on this list own over 31 million acres -- or about 1.4% of the country's total landmass. For reference, 1 square mile is equal to 640 acres.