Lost tracks National Buffalo Park, 1909-1939
While 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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Edmonton :
AU Press
c2008.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009435034706719 |
| Summary: | While 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 m |
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| Item Description: | "Buffalo National Park, 1909-1939." Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (193 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references: p. 174-180. |
| ISBN: | 9781282819504 9786612819506 9781897425114 |
