Buffalo-Nationalpark

The Buffalo National Park is a former National Park in the Canadian province of Alberta.

At the beginning of the 20th century the Canadian government planned the construction of a bison park. 1907 established the government's 414 -square-mile Buffalo Park in Wainwright. In February 1907, the government bought the largest still existing herd of bison prairie, with over 700 animals from Montana. Since the fence was not yet completed at the Buffalo National Park, the animals were housed in an enclosure near Lamont, Alberta about 300. From there, the animals were placed in 1909 in the new park, about 20 animals remained in Lamont and formed the basis for the bison herd at Elk Iceland National Park. From Montana, the remaining animals were brought to 1912 directly into the Buffalo National Park.

From 1916 began in the park attempts to cross bison with cattle or yaks to breed Beefalos.

1913 resulted in a count in the Buffalo National Park a portfolio of 1188 buffalo, 1923, the stock had risen to 6580 animals. Because of this proliferation had to be scrapped from 1922 animals. This round-up called exudates were held annually until 1939. In the early years the animals were slaughtered, which was heavily criticized by the public. Therefore, the surplus animals were brought into the Wood Buffalo National Park was founded in 1922 from 1925 to 1928, otherwise they were sold to zoos and zoos. Nevertheless, reduced overgrazing, bovine brucellosis and other diseases the flock so that the park was closed in 1939. All bison were slaughtered or sold to animal parks and zoos in America, Europe and Asia. The site was established in 1940 the Department of National Defense passed, who built a still existing training ground for the army there.

At the main entrance to the military since 1980, the area reminds Bud Cotton Buffalo Padock, a named after the former Park Warden Edwin John " Bud " Cotton enclosure with about 20 plains bison to the former National Park. The bison is the symbol of the city Wainwright and numerous paintings and sculptures in the urban area present. Since 2001 collects the Buffalo Park Foundation, a citizens' initiative, photographs, memorabilia and other memory of former National Park. The aim of the initiative is the establishment of a Buffalo Interpretive Center in Wainwright.