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 more.
- ISBN10 1897425104
- ISBN13 9781897425107
- Publish Date 1 June 2008 (first published 1 May 2008)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country CA
- Imprint AU Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 176
- Language English