Wood Bison return to the wild in Alaska
04-07-2015, 11:09 PM
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04-13-2015, 07:41 PM
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Here's a video of the actual release on April 3rd. They ran the wood bison across the frozen Innoko River where they officially went wild. According to updates from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game they have adjusted well and have split up into two groups of 50 each. They should start calving soon, and then in a few months the big bulls will be released.
http://youtu.be/5OQQEpDZ-vQ
http://youtu.be/5OQQEpDZ-vQ
04-14-2015, 06:30 PM
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The Op's link doesn't seem to work properly. A correct link is:
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04-14-2015, 07:23 PM
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They currently don't have any plans to remove the plains bison and the two subspecies will be kept completely isolated from one another. The plains bison in Alaska came from the National Bison Range before the ingression of cattle genetics so they're considered genetically pure plains bison. If Alaska did ever get rid of them it would probably be many many years from now. The other two areas considered for wood bison herds are the Minto and Yukon Flats which aren't near plains bison herds. Hopefully they do well because there is a lot of wood bison habitat in Alaska. The big hang up was the Endangered Species Act and the fear that critical habitat designation could interfere with mining and oil exploration. Because the wood bison were designated a non-essential experimental population by the USFWS last year they won't have critical habitat. It's estimated that they will reach huntable numbers in 3-10 years, but hunting won't be used to keep their numbers down because the goal is to expand their range and numbers.
