03031nam 2200661Ia 450 991013948200332120200520144314.01-282-81950-X97866128195061-897425-11-2(CKB)2550000000004322(EBL)617517(OCoLC)506072840(SSID)ssj0000376973(PQKBManifestationID)11251956(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000376973(PQKBWorkID)10337067(PQKB)10176763(CaBNvSL)slc00221697(Au-PeEL)EBL617517(CaPaEBR)ebr10290417(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/51991(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/8qcdfr(MiAaPQ)EBC617517(MiAaPQ)EBC3259361(DE-B1597)665328(DE-B1597)9781897425114(EXLCZ)99255000000000432220080909d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLost tracks National Buffalo Park, 1909-1939 /by Jennifer BrowerEdmonton AU Pressc20081 online resource (193 p.)"Buffalo National Park, 1909-1939."Includes index.1-897425-10-4 Includes bibliographical references: p. 174-180.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; ZWhile 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 mAmerican bisonConservationAlbertaBuffalo National ParkBison d'AmeriqueConservationAlbertaBuffalo National ParkBuffalo National Park (Alta.)HistoryBuffalo National Park (Alb.)HistoireAmerican bisonConservationBison d'AmeriqueConservation971.2302Brower Jennifer1974-950175MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910139482003321Lost tracks2148188UNINA