NWT Wildlife Sketches, Bison of the NWT, 2nd Edition (W. Olson, 1995)
This wildlife sketch provides a comprehensive overview of wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) in the Northwest Territories, covering their historical decline and recovery, current populations in four regions, physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, reproduction, and mortality factors including predation, disease, and human hunting. The document documents conservation successes and ongoing management goals to maintain and expand viable bison populations.
- Date
- 1995
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- Department of Renewable Resources, Conservation Education, W. Olson, K. Poole, C. Gates, T. Chowns, C. Stephenson
- Locations
- Northwest Territories, Mackenzie Bison Range, Liard River Valley, Slave River Lowlands, Wood Buffalo National Park, Great Slave Lake, Sweet Grass, Hook Lake, Little Buffalo, Fort Providence, Fort Resolution, Fort Smith, Needle Lake, Elk Island National Park, Nahanni National Park, Canadian prairies, Mackenzie River, Slave River, Peace River
- Parameters
- bison population dynamics, wood bison conservation, predation by wolves, brucellosis, tuberculosis, anthrax, habitat and forage, hunting, bison behavior and reproduction, drowning mortality, disease management
- Pages
- 8
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