Banff National Park Considers Next Steps for Bison Herd Reintroduced Into Backcountry

Banff National Park Considers Next Steps for Bison Herd Reintroduced Into Backcountry
Plains bison are shown in Banff National Park in a handout photo taken by a Parks Canada remote camera. The Canadian Press/Parks Canada
The Canadian Press
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Parks Canada officials are trying to determine what’s next for a herd of plains bison in Banff National Park after a draft report shows its reintroduction in the park’s backcountry has been successful.
The report on a five-year project, published online earlier this week, says the bison herd in the national park in Alberta has grown to more than 80 animals from the 16 that were relocated in 2017 from Elk Island National Park near Edmonton.