Bison,+wood+Canada+(Bison+bison+athabascae)


 * The Canadian Wood Bison**

By: Alex Wheaton


 * Canadian Wood Bison Names:**
 * Common name - Wood Bison
 * Scientific name - Bison Bison Athabascae
 * Nickname - "The Thundering Herd"


 * Description of the Wood Bison:**
 * Category - Mammal
 * Appearance - MALE: The male wood bison is dark brown and has long shaggy hair on its shoulders and front legs, and contains a massive head, and high hump on its shoulders. The short and black horns curve inward on the males. FEMALE: The female appears the same as the male; however, the only difference is that its short and black horns are straight instead of curved.
 * Eating Habits - The wood bison's diet is very simple. 85 percent of its diet is sedges and grass and the remaining 15 percent of their diet comes from herbs.
 * Breeding - Wood bison breed through sexual reproduction. This means that the mother gives birth to the baby.
 * Habitat:**
 * Location - Wood Bison live in Alaska and the western part of Canada.
 * Historically - This is where they have lived for the past couple hundred years.
 * Habitat - Wood Bison live in areas with high nutritious forage. Depending on the season they will migrate to an area with better vegitation.
 * Problems:**
 * Cause of Endangerment - Hunting and diseases led to the low numbers of wood bison.
 * Solutions:**
 * 1) Release of disease free captive bred herds.
 * 2) Prevent mixing with other types of bison.
 * 3) Prevent diseases in the herds.
 * 4) Put up buffers between other animal herds.
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