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    Elk Island National Park is a national park in Alberta, Canada, that played an important part in the conservation of the Plains bison. The park is administered...
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  • Elk Island may refer to: Elk Island (electoral district), a federal electoral district in the province of Alberta, Canada Elk Island National Park, Alberta...
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    Oregon, Utah and Alberta's Elk Island National Park were used to introduce elk back into the former eastern elk range. Successful elk populations have now been...
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    Mountains bison herd of Utah, at Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota, and in Elk Island National Park in Alberta. The relatively large bison populations...
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    Provincial Park. Other popular sites include Banff National Park, Elk Island National Park, Jasper National Park, Waterton Lakes National Park, and Drumheller...
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  • Urban Service Area of Sherwood Park. The highway continues east past the Hamlet of Ardrossan, through Elk Island National Park, and past the Ukrainian Cultural...
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    visited the region and saw the elk named after his relative. The following year he created Olympic National Park. The Roosevelt elk grows to around 6–10 ft (1...
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    In 1965, 23 of these bison were relocated to the south side of Elk Island National Park. Today, they number 300 and are the most genetically pure wood...
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    northern part of Wood Buffalo National Park. In 1965, 23 of these bison were relocated to the south side of Elk Island National Park. The 300 surviving there...
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    between pure plains bison, even surpassing the preserved herds at Elk Island National Park and Mackenzie Bison Sanctuary. Natural hybridization between wood...
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    National Park - Moose". Parks Canada. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018. Elk Island National Park of...
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    part by Elk Island National Park, the Cooking Lake–Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area, the Ministik Bird Sanctuary, Miquelon Lake Provincial Park and a...
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    Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area Elk Island National Park Ministik Strathcona County trails and parks Sherwood Park Natural Area Strathcona Wilderness...
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    of Alberta and the legacy of the former Buffalo National Park, four bison from Elk Island National Park were moved to Wainwright. Today, about a dozen...
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    in Yellowstone National Park, Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota, Blue Mounds State Park in Minnesota, Elk Island National Park in Alberta, and...
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    that are perfect for the bison. 16 bison were translocated from Elk Island National Park and initially placed under observation for a year in an enclosed...
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    population increase. In 1969, plains bison from Elk Island National Park were released into Prince Albert National Park in Saskatchewan, creating the Sturgeon...
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    The elk (pl.: elk or elks; Cervus canadensis), or wapiti, is the second largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, and one of the largest terrestrial...
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    Moose Mountain Provincial Park north of Carlyle, Saskatchewan and Bronson Forest in Saskatchewan, and Elk Island National Park and Canadian Forces Base...
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    Cape Breton Highlands National Park are descended from the western moose that originated from Alberta's Elk Island National Park. The population and range...
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    the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia. The island is also a protected National Park Reserve and an Important Bird Area. The expedition of Portuguese...
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    Alberta: Elk Island National Park (48,000 acres [19,000 ha]), Suffield National Wildlife Area (113,263 acres [45,836 ha]). Colorado: Comanche National Grassland...
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  • Highway. The Canadian National Railway tracks run through the town. Beaverhill Lake lies southwest of the town, and Elk Island National Park is located 30 km...
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    later helped her mother protest against dumping in the vicinity of Elk Island National Park in the early 1990s. Furstenau attended the University of Victoria...
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    American bison (category National symbols of the United States)
    former was limited after the rediscovery of a relatively pure herd. Elk Island National Park, which has wild populations of both wood and plains bison, has...
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    his bison northward to the newly created Elk Island National Park. Also, in 1907, the New York Zoological Park sent 15 bison to Wichita Mountains Wildlife...
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    Losiny Ostrov National Park (Russian: Национальный парк "Лосиный Остров", literally - Elk (Moose) Island) is the second oldest national park of Russia (after...
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    contains the Grasslands National Park (east) (SK 023) Important Bird Area. In 2006, plains bison from Elk Island National Park in Alberta were reintroduced...
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    Beaver Hills Initiative to preserve an ecoregion which encompasses Elk Island National Park and the surrounding area. Cascadia (independence movement) – Bioregion...
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    Improvement District No. 13 (Elk Island), is an improvement district in Alberta, Canada. Coextensive with Elk Island National Park in central Alberta, the...
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