| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 184 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
"Buffalo National Park, 1909-1939." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-180) and index. |
| Contents |
Where the Buffalo Roamed -- Bison Conservation and Buffalo National Park -- A Well-Run Ranch -- Zookeepers and Animal Breeders -- "Evolving the Arctic Cow" -- Forgotten Park. |
| Summary |
"While contemporaries and historians alike hailed the establishment of Buffalo National Park in Wainwright, Alberta as a wildlife saving effort, the political climate of the early 20th century worked against it. The Canadian Parks Branch was never sufficiently funded to operate BNP effectively or to remedy the crises the animals faced as a result. Cross-breeding experiments with bison and domestic cattle proved unfruitful. Attempts at commercializing the herd had no success. Ultimately, the Department of National Defence repurposed the park for military training and the bison disappeared once more."--Publisher's website. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
American bison -- Conservation -- Alberta -- Buffalo National Park.
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American bison. |
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Alberta. |
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Alberta -- Buffalo National Park. |
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Buffalo National Park (Alta.) -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Brower, Jennifer, 1974- Lost tracks. Edmonton : AU Press, ©2008 (DLC) 2008426832 |
| ISBN |
9781897425114 (electronic book) |
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1897425112 (electronic book) |
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9781897425107 |
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1897425104 |
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