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Manitoba’s Wild Wood Bison

Posted: Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Discovery Evening

Event Date: Monday, November 29, 2010

Start Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre, 340 Provencher Blvd on second floor – Salle Antoine-Gaborieau.

Presenter: Brian Joynt (Regional Wildife Manager, Manitoba Conservation)

Admission: $2 for members and $3 for non-members.

Few people realize Manitoba is home to a wild free-ranging herd of wood bison. This genetically pure and disease free population lives in the Northern Interlake and is an important part of the national recovery strategy for this threatened species. This presentation will provide information about Manitoba’s wild wood bison, including their history, biology, habitat and future management.