By Crystal Greene, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews A large herd of bagwaji-bizhikiwag (wood bison) call Chitek Lake Anishinaabe Provincial Park in Manitoba home \u2014 and their community recently grew even larger. On Feb. 18, the herd welcomed ten new bulls and cows to their territory nestled between Lake Winnipegosis and Lake Winnipeg \u2014 more than 300 kilometres northwest of the City of Winnipeg. They\u2019d traveled 12 hours in a massive cattle trailer across provinces, from Elk Island National Park in \u201cAlberta.\u201d Wood bison, once on the brink of extinction, have seen their populations climb thanks to conservation efforts. And even though historically the species wasn\u2019t known to live in this herd\u2019s area, the vast isolation of the park\u2019s boreal forest, fields and lakes helps keep them safe from disease… <\/p>\n
By Crystal Greene, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews A large herd of bagwaji-bizhikiwag (wood bison) call Chitek Lake Anishinaabe Provincial Park in Manitoba home \u2014 and their community recently grew even larger. On Feb. 18, the herd welcomed ten new bulls and cows to their territory nestled between Lake Winnipegosis and Lake Winnipeg \u2014 more than 300 kilometres northwest of the City of Winnipeg. They\u2019d traveled 12 hours in a massive cattle trailer across provinces, from Elk Island National Park in \u201cAlberta.\u201d Wood bison, once on the brink of extinction, have seen their populations climb thanks to conservation efforts. And even though historically the species wasn\u2019t known to live in this herd\u2019s area, the vast isolation of the park\u2019s boreal forest, fields and lakes helps keep them safe from disease... <\/p>\n