Bison Reintroduction Program
After more than 100 years of extinction in Alaska, wood bison have found their way back to the state of Alaska. The AWCC herd arrived in November 2003 from the Yukon Territory in Canada and is part of a wood bison
recovery program designed to reintroduce the species to Alaska. AWCC is home to the only wood bison herd in the United States. Wood bison hold the distinction as the largest land animal in North America. The first wood bison
calves born in the state of Alaska in over 100 years were born at AWCC in 2005. In 2008, AWCC received 50 calves from Canada and have placed them within the current herd. Since 2006, AWCC has seen the birth of over 20 calves in our midst (look for small orange "lumps" in the exhibit near the bushes) and the first release date is scheduled for 2011.
