Lost tracks : : National Buffalo Park, 1909-1939 /

Lost tracks : : National Buffalo Park, 1909-1939 / / by Jennifer Brower.

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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...

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Brower, Jennifer, 1974-
Year of Publication:2008
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (193 p.)
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Cover Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE: Where the Buffalo Roamed; CHAPTER TWO: Bison Conservation and Buffalo National Park; CHAPTER THREE: A Well-Run Ranch; CHAPTER FOUR: Zookeepers and Animal Breeders; CHAPTER FIVE: Evolving the Arctic Cow; CONCLUSION: The Forgotten Park; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z
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 m
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"Buffalo National Park, 1909-1939."
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references: p. 174-180.
American bison Conservation Alberta Buffalo National Park.
Bison d'Amerique Conservation Alberta Buffalo National Park.
Buffalo National Park (Alta.) History.
Buffalo National Park (Alb.) Histoire.
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