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Page 1: Wood Bison My name is Blake Meyer and my report is about Wood Bison

Wood Bison

My name is Blake Meyer and my report is about Wood Bison.

Page 2: Wood Bison My name is Blake Meyer and my report is about Wood Bison

The Rarest Info

People hunt them for there fur and meat.

They are trying to transfer the buffalo to safer places.

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Scientific Name

Wood bison

(Bison bison athabascae)

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Pictures and size

The Wood Bison is heaviest animal in North American, weighing

approximately 2000 lbs, making it the largest animal in North America.

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Why Wood Bison Are Endangered

Disease (anthrax, brucellosis, and tuberculosis), cross-breeding with Plains Bison, and habitat loss through human

development are the main threats faced by Wood Bison.

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Special facts

They have been moved from “Endangered” down to “Threatened”,

because lots of them are getting moved to reserves to help protect

them. They mostly live in Northern Canada.