Bison populations - Elk Island

Elk Island National Park annually conducts an aerial census of bison populations of the entire park, as well as opportunistically surveying herd composition. Bison population data is in the same database as elk and moose populations.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 20:32 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 20:32 (UTC)
contact_email jonathan.demoor@pc.gc.ca
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open_canada_keywords {"fr": ["Populations de bisons", "bison des bois", "bison des plaines", "espèce en péril", "inventaire aérien", "dénombrements fortuits", "composition des troupeaux", "Alberta"], "en": ["Bison populations", "wood bison", "plains bison", "species at risk", "aerial census", "opportunistic counts", "herd composition", "Alberta"]}
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title_fr Populations de bisons - Elk Island
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