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Bison expected on the ground in Banff National Park within a year

Plans to reintroduce wild bison to Banff National Park will proceed, with 30-40 animals expected to be in the backcountry by the winter of 2017. As this Calgary Herald article explains, there are groups expressing concerns about the project and how other species will be affected. Parks staff plan to proceed with detailed assessments of the bison's effect on their new surroundings.

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