Bison are magnificent animals, with the ability to evoke both regret for past human mistakes in management and pride in the conservation successes achieved in their recovery.
Here is a collection of Bison photos that celebrate the magnificence of this largest North American mammal, and document the sadness of unnecessary injury and death.
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Copyright and Permission to Reproduce
Images on this website have been compiled by the Wildlife Collision Prevention Program. Most images on this website are held in copyright by the photographer.
Should you be interested in using or reproducing any image, please contact the Bison and Roads Steering Committee.
Wood Bison photos courtesy of BC Parks, likely of the Nordquist herd.
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Plains Bison photos, taken in Yellowstone National Park, courtesy of Jim Robertson. To see more of Jim's work, go to www.animalsinthewild.org
Wood Bison photos courtesy of Colin Leake, likely of the Nordquist herd.
More Wood Bison photos courtesy of Colin Leake, likely of the Nordquist herd.
Wood Bison photos courtesy of Conrad Thiessen, aerial views of the Nordquist herd grazing along the Alaska Highway. These were taken during the January 2007 population count.
Wood Bison photos courtesy of David Dickson, taken in December 2006, of the Nordquist herd.
Wood Bison photos courtesy of the Government of the Northwest Territories, taken by John Nishi.
Wood Bison photos courtesy of the Government of the Yukon Territory.
Wood Bison photos courtesy of the Government of Alberta.
Wood Bison photos courtesy of Kyland Pennoyer. This series of photos is of a collision scene on the Zama Road in Alberta, in October, 2008. Two trucks, one pulling a trailer, collided with and killed 5 Wood Bison.
Did you learn something new? Do you have a wildlife-vehicle accident story to share? Is this type of public education and awareness necessary?
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