Wood Bison Species Profile, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
General information about Wood Bison in Alaska such as description, life history, range, habitat and more.
Wood Bison Restoration in Alaska - Alaska Department of Fish and …
Currently, there are 42 wood bison in captivity at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center (AWCC) and 10 at the UAF Large Animal Research Station (LARS). Most bison at both facilities are eligible for release.
Wood Bison Restoration in Alaska, Alaska Department of Fish and …
The Lower Innoko and Yukon rivers herd is the first in Alaska since the extirpation of wood bison in the state around 1915, and the only wild wood bison herd in the United States. Since 2015, the herd has had ups and downs.
Wood Bison Adapting in 2020, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Alaska’s herd of wild wood bison has seen some ups and downs over the past five years. The spring 2020 survey resulted in a population estimate of 94 bison including nine calves. This is a 17 percent decrease from last year’s estimate of 113.
Wood Bison - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
There are no wood bison in the wild in Alaska, nor in the remainder of the United States. Through conservation efforts and management in Canada, the population of 300 wood bison has grown to over 4,000 disease-free animals, with a total of about 10,000 animals in the wild.
Bison Hunting in Alaska - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Note: Wood bison, a native bison species extirpated from Alaska in the 1800s, have been reintroduced to the state and will eventually provide hunting opportunity. Learn more here.
Wood Bison Restoration in Alaska, Alaska Department of Fish and …
Initial efforts identified the Yukon Flats as the preferred location to reintroduce wood bison to Alaska. The area is north of Fairbanks, east of the Dalton Highway and includes large areas north and south of the Yukon River.
Wood Bison Range Map, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
The larger shaded area represents the original range of wood bison based on available zooarchaeological, paleontological, oral, and written historical documentation. Return to the wood bison description page. Range map of wood bison in the State of Alaska.
Wood Bison - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Wood bison are the largest native land mammal in North America. Wood bison calves can stand when they are only 30 minutes old and can run within hours of their birth. The last reported sightings of wood bison in Alaska, prior to reintroduction, were in the early 1900s. Wood bison are good swimmers.
Wood Bison - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Wood Bison (Bison bison athabascae) ESA listing status: Originally listed as endangered in 1973 by USFWS. Downlisted to threatened in 2012. The Alaska reintroduction of wood bison has special status as a “nonessential experimental population.”.