The wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) or mountain bison (often called the wood buffalo or mountain buffalo), is a distinct northern subspecies or ecotype [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] of the American bison.

Wood Buffalo has abundant outdoor and recreation opportunities. Current projects and studies, parking, snow plowing and removal, winter roads. Public transit is available throughout the region. Learn and be a part of reconciliation. Pay bills, utility accounts, commercial services, water metering and sewer.

Wood Buffalo National Park is the largest national park of Canada at 44,741 km 2 (17,275 sq mi). [3] It is in northeastern Alberta and the southern Northwest Territories. Larger in area than Switzerland, [4] it is the second-largest national park in the world. [5]

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (abbreviated RMWB) [5][6] is a specialized municipality in northeast Alberta, Canada. It is the largest regional municipality in Canada by area (105650.88km2 | this number includes Wood Buffalo Nation Park of Canada) [7] and is home to oil sand deposits known as the Athabasca oil sands.

2008年6月17日 · The wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) or mountain bison (often called the wood buffalo or mountain buffalo), is a distinct northern subspecies or ecotype of the American bison.

Canada’s largest National Park contains half of the world’s endangered wood bison population, unique whooping crane nesting grounds and the Peace-Athabasca Delta. Access to undisturbed boreal wilderness is a unique global experience.

2020年12月1日 · Wood Bison are the largest land mammal in North America. Adult males stand 6 feet tall at the shoulder and measure 10 feet long. This is about one-third larger than the Plains Buffalo. The Wood Buffalo are also considerably heavier. Parks Canada maintains a bison weight database going back to 1956.

Wood bison are the largest land mammals in North America! Males can stand up to 2m high at the shoulders and weigh more than a tonne. Wood Buffalo National Park is home to around 3000 wood bison. This is the largest free-roaming, self-regulating wood bison herd left in the world.

As a remote wilderness park and World Heritage Site, Wood Buffalo National Park attracts Canadian and international visitors who wish to experience and learn about the unique cultures, landscapes and wildlife of the boreal north.

Wood Buffalo National Park was established in 1922 to protect the world’s largest population of wood bison. In 1983, it was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its unique biological and geological significance.