Wood Bison Restoration in Alaska
Photo Gallery

Wood Bison Pre-release

Wood bison at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center near Portage, Alaska, where they were quarantined before release. All photos copyrighted Doug Lindstrand, used here with permission.

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Wood Bison in the Wild

These photos show the landscape around Shageluk – the wood bison habitat. Several show wood bison swimming the Innoko River; and bison in early spring shortly after their release. All photos by Tom Seaton. Copyright ADF&G.

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Wood Bison Release

Biologist Tom Seaton leads the bison herd on a snowmachine from the staging area near Shageluk to the release site near the Innoko River.

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Wood Bison Transport

Biologist Tom Seaton is interviewed by Alaska media in March 2015 as bison are shipped from the AWCC to Shageluk. Tom Seaton coordinates the release. The big transport plane that flew the bison to the release area.

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