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Ronald Lake Buffalo Herd Cooperative Management Board annual activities

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Lists the activities of the Ronald Lake Buffalo Herd Cooperative Management Board during their reporting year. The board was established in 2019 by ministerial order to advise government on... More ≫

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Lists the activities of the Ronald Lake Buffalo Herd Cooperative Management Board during their reporting year. The board was established in 2019 by ministerial order to advise government on matters related to the long-term sustainability of the Ronald Lake bison herd, including sustainability of Indigenous traditional use of and cultural connection to the herd.

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Hay-Zama wood bison aerial survey (2023)

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Presents the results of an aerial survey of wood bison in the Hay-Zama region from February 23-March 1, 2023. Aerial surveys are the primary method used to assess the population size,... More ≫

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Presents the results of an aerial survey of wood bison in the Hay-Zama region from February 23-March 1, 2023. Aerial surveys are the primary method used to assess the population size, distribution, population trends and herd composition of ungulates in Alberta. This information supports the effective management and conservation of ungulates, and is used to set hunting licence allocations, identify areas with agricultural depredation problems, and determine priority areas for recovery actions.

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Hay-Zama wood bison aerial survey (2020)

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Presents the results of an aerial survey of wood bison in the Hay-Zama region from February 19-22, 2020. Aerial surveys are the primary method used to assess the population size, distribution,... More ≫

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Presents the results of an aerial survey of wood bison in the Hay-Zama region from February 19-22, 2020. Aerial surveys are the primary method used to assess the population size, distribution, population trends and herd composition of ungulates in Alberta. This information supports the effective management and conservation of ungulates, and is used to set hunting licence allocations, identify areas with agricultural depredation problems, and determine priority areas for recovery actions.

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Hay-Zama aerial wood bison survey (2018)

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Presents the results of an aerial survey of wood bison in the Hay-Zama region in February and March of 2018. Aerial surveys are the primary method used to assess the population size, distribution,... More ≫

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Presents the results of an aerial survey of wood bison in the Hay-Zama region in February and March of 2018. Aerial surveys are the primary method used to assess the population size, distribution, population trends and herd composition of ungulates in Alberta. This information supports the effective management and conservation of ungulates, and is used to set hunting licence allocations, identify areas with agricultural depredation problems, and determine priority areas for recovery actions.

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The Wearmouth Buffalo Jump : a stratified protohistoric site on lower Jumpingpound Creek, Alberta

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As a result of the program initiated by Alberta Culture and Tourism in response to the widespread flooding of 2013, a series of previously unidentified archaeological sites were recorded northwest... More ≫

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As a result of the program initiated by Alberta Culture and Tourism in response to the widespread flooding of 2013, a series of previously unidentified archaeological sites were recorded northwest of Calgary on a tributary of the Bow River, Jumpingpound Creek, near the confluence of the two waterways. This site complex is organized around the newly recorded Wearmouth Buffalo Jump, a deeply stratified bison kill at the foot of a small cliff. The area represents a rare instance in which aspects of archaeology, history, and Indigenous tradition may intersect at a geographic location that has remained largely intact since the period of first contact, yet this area remains highly susceptible to flood related erosion. Part of the 37th volume of the Archaeological Survey of Alberta Occasional Paper series, which contains 18 articles exploring multiple facets of the impact on archaeological resources of the 2013 flood in southern Alberta.

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Managing disease risk in northern Alberta wood bison - outside of Wood Buffalo National Park : progress report

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These annual reports highlight progress on activities related to Managing disease risk in Northern Alberta wood bison. This includes updates on the three broad components; Hay-Zama wild bison herd... More ≫

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These annual reports highlight progress on activities related to Managing disease risk in Northern Alberta wood bison. This includes updates on the three broad components; Hay-Zama wild bison herd management; disease surveillance and risk reduction east of highway 35; and monitoring populations of wild bison east of highway 35 and in the Ronald Lake area.

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Status of the American bison (Bison bison) in Alberta : update 2017

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This wildlife status report looks at the wood bison, the largest terrestrial mammal in North America. This report summarizes the history and ecology of the wood bison, causes for its decline,... More ≫

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This wildlife status report looks at the wood bison, the largest terrestrial mammal in North America. This report summarizes the history and ecology of the wood bison, causes for its decline, current pressures, recovery and conservation efforts, and its current status in Alberta. It is part of the Alberta Wildlife Status Report series, which provides comprehensive summaries of selected wildlife species intended to be useful to those managing populations of species and their habitats, and to help identify species that may be formally designated as endangered or threatened. It is an update to the original 2002 report.

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Hay-Zama Wood Bison aerial survey 2016

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Presents the results of an aerial survey of wood bison in the Hay-Zama region in February 2016. Aerial surveys are the primary method used to assess the population size, distribution, population... More ≫

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Presents the results of an aerial survey of wood bison in the Hay-Zama region in February 2016. Aerial surveys are the primary method used to assess the population size, distribution, population trends and herd composition of ungulates in Alberta. This information supports the effective management and conservation of ungulates, and is used to set hunting licence allocations, identify areas with agricultural depredation problems, and determine priority areas for recovery actions.

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An AMS radiocarbon age for the pathological vertebra of a bison from near Pibroch, north central Alberta

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For a number of years, the Royal Alberta Museum displayed a seventh cervical bison vertebra from north central Alberta that exhibited a severe pathology resulting from a humanly inflicted wound.... More ≫

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For a number of years, the Royal Alberta Museum displayed a seventh cervical bison vertebra from north central Alberta that exhibited a severe pathology resulting from a humanly inflicted wound. This article provides a detailed description of this specimen and the embedded projectile point fragment that caused the pathology to form.

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Managing disease risk in Alberta's wood bison with special focus on bison to the west of Wood Buffalo National park

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This document has been prepared to outline Alberta’s approach for managing the disease risk to both domestic livestock and free-ranging wood bison until such time as a long term solution can be... More ≫

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This document has been prepared to outline Alberta’s approach for managing the disease risk to both domestic livestock and free-ranging wood bison until such time as a long term solution can be applied to the disease reservoir associated with Wood Buffalo National Park. This approach is focused on the area to the west of the park, as the Wentzel or Wabasca-Mikkwa bison pose a greater threat to transferring diseases to either domestic livestock or the wild Hay-Zama bison herd than do the Ronald Lake bison herd to the south of the park.

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