Final Bison Released

One at a time, eighteen mature wood bison bulls walked off a barge onto the bank of the Innoko River and disappeared into their new habitat earlier this week. “130th bison released today without injury or death during transport to any. It’s been a long, hard road, and...

Early Start to Mother’s Day

The Mother’s Day excitement began a little early for the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center this year, with a wood bison calf born last evening! The first wild-born calf was born on April 23rd, outside of the village of Shageluk, among the herd of reintroduced wood...

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