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Elk Island National Park is a national park in Alberta, Canada, that played an important part in the conservation of the plains bison. The park is administered by the Parks Canada Agency. This "island of conservation" is 35 km (22 mi) east of Edmonton , along the Yellowhead Highway , which goes through the park.
Elk Island, located in Goochland County, Virginia near Cartersville, is an island [1] on the James River and across from the former Elk Hill plantation at the mouth of Byrd Creek. [2] The island, one mile by five miles, [ 3 ] is accessed by Elk Island Road ( Virginia State Route 603 ).
Elk Island Provincial Park is a provincial park in Manitoba, Canada. The park is 10.7 square kilometres (4.1 sq mi) in size, [ 2 ] and is considered to be a Class III protected area under the IUCN protected area management categories .
Elk Island National Park, Alberta, Canada; Elk Island Provincial Park, Manitoba, Canada; Elk Island (Richland County, Montana), an island in the Yellowstone River; Elk Island (Flathead County, Montana), an island in Hungry Horse Reservoir; A fictional island used in cartoon television series Hey Arnold! and Arthur
The 35-acre Elk Hill property is located East of Elk Island and .8 miles east of James River and 1700 feet south of State Route 608. It is about 1.3 miles southwest of thee intersection of State Routes 608 and 6 and about 2.1 miles southwest of George's Tavern, [6] a crossroads settlement named for the former tavern and inn established for travelers.
Improvement District No. 13, or Improvement District No. 13 (Elk Island), [4] is an improvement district in Alberta, Canada. Coextensive with Elk Island National Park in central Alberta , the improvement district provides local governance for lands within the park.
Buffalo National Park, established in 1909 in Wainwright, Alberta, received its first shipment of 325 bison on June 16, 1909, which were transferred from Elk Island National Park. [68] The national park was created to preserve the plains bison that were on the brink of extinction in the mid-1880s, due mostly to systematic slaughter, increased ...
In 1957, a healthy and relatively pure wood bison herd of 200 was discovered near Nyarling River. In 1965, 23 of these bison were relocated to the south side of Elk Island National Park. Today, they number 300 and are the most genetically pure wood bison remaining.