Wood Bison Disease Management

Free-ranging wood bison in and around northern Alberta’s Wood Buffalo National Park are prone to infection from two cattle diseases: bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis.

Recognizing the health threat that this poses to domestic livestock and healthy wild bison living in the vicinity of Wood Buffalo National Park, the Ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development and Sustainable Resource Development have developed an approach for managing disease risk until a long-term solution can be applied to infected populations in and around Wood Buffalo National Park.

• Managing Disease Risk in Alberta’s Wood Bison – Fact Sheet- 2011 (2 pages)
• Managing Disease Risk in Alberta’s Wood Bison with Special Focus on Bison to the west of Wood Buffalo National Park- Feb 2011 (124 pages)
• 2010 and Winter 2010/11 Progress Report: Managing Disease Risk in Alberta’s Wood Bison with Special Focus on Bison to the west of Wood Buffalo National Park- Jun 2011 (18 pages)

Related Information

• Wildlife Diseases

  See this page for the following fact sheets:

  • Bovine Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) in Alberta
  • Brucellosis (Brucella spp) in Alberta

Alberta Health and Wellness

• Brucellosis

  Frequently asked questions about brucellosis and human health.

 

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Updated: Jul 28, 2011