Elk Island National Park

From Wildbison

Corner, A. H.and Robert Connell. 1958. Brucellosis In Bison, Elk, and Moose In Elk Island National Park, Alberta, Canada. Can J Comp Med Vet Sci. 1958 January; 22(1): 9-20, 21

McFarlane, K., Wilson, G.A. and Nishi J.S. (2006) Management Strategies For The Conservation of Genetic Diversity in Wood Bison University of Alberta

Polzhiehn, R.O., C. Strobeck, J. Sheraton, and R. Beech (1995). Bovine mtDNA Discovered in North American Bison Populations. Conservation Biology 9:6; 1638-43.

Shackleton, D.M., Hills, L.V., Hutton, D.A. 1975. http://www.jstor.org/view/00222372/ap050229/05a00120/0 Aspects of Variation in Cranial Character of Plains Bison From Elk Island National Park, Alberta.] Journal of Mammalogy, Vol. 56, No. 4. (Nov., 1975), pp. 871-887.

Ward, T.J., J.P. Bielawski, S.K. Davis, J.W. Templeton and J.N. Derr (1999). Identification of Domestic Cattle Hybrids in Wild Cattle and Bison Species: A General Approach Using mtDNA Markers and the Parametric Bootstrap. Animal Conservation 2:51-57.

Wilson G.A. and Strobeck, C. (1999) Genetic variation within and relatedness among wood and plains bison populations. Genome/Génome 42(3): 483-496

Young, M.A.R. (1965) The buffalo at Elk Island Park. Alberta Historical Review 13:26-28.

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[edit] Media Articles

Appelbe, Allison Alberta's Elk Island National Park is a haven for wildlife Seattle Post Intelligencer. July 7, 2005

Blackwell, Tom Rare Bison From Alberta End Up in Hunting Preserves Edmonton Journal. December 2, 1999

CBC News Siberia is Where Canadian Buffalo Will Roam. Online. March 31, 2006

CBC News Bison to Roam Free in Saskatchewan Park Online. March 13, 2006

Chavich, Cinda. Running With the Herd Globe and Mail. May 10, 2006

Environment Canada [Media Advisory - Media briefing - The Government of Canada transfers 30 wood bison from Elk Island National Park to the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)] March 30, 2006