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Canadian wood buffaloes are doing well in Siberia
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by bolotbootur | September 1, 2009 at 10:42 pm
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The first re-acclimatized Canadian wood buffaloes in the Republic of Sakha-Yakutia (Siberia/Russia), on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.
They were transferred from Edmonton Elk Island National Park to Yakutia in April 2006. As reported, wood buffaloes are doing pretty good in the biggest Siberian region. Now 26 species are 4 year old and have given birth to 13 calves - 6 in 2008 and 7 this year. This is an unique Yakutian-Canadian scientific experiment.
Pictures taken at the breeding nursery in the area of the Buotama river, the Lena Pillars National Park, Yakutia, Siberia/Russia. Aug. 8, 2009.
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at 03:06 on September 2nd, 2009
Greetings from Alberta, Canada. Thank you for this story. It is nice to see that our hardy easy keeping buffalo is doing well in Yakutsk.
at 03:49 on September 2nd, 2009
Hello from Yakutia! :)
So, buffaloes are from your area. That's great! They are awesome. Have seen them for the first time. One of them liked me and approached me very close. I was said the animals were wild and afraid of people. And I must be a good man, if the buffalo tried to smell me :)
To take the pictures, I had to acquaint with the director of Republic's Biological Resources Department and he gave me a ride.
I will appreciate, if the NowPublic reporters would spread a word about these photos. If more info needed, I can provide interviews with local vets and experts.
Right now, Yakutia's official delegation is up to attend Edmonton for negotiating about the transfer of the second buffaloes group. New cattles are required to escape the incest and let the now Siberian population to grow and multiply.
at 06:44 on September 2nd, 2009
Thank you for sharing this story of global cooperation to preserve the buffalo. The pictures are fantastic. I tried to take pictures of Tule Elk here in California of a herd that has recovered from near extinction, but they will not let people as close to them as you were able to with the buffalo.
Nice story, and please keep us updated of their progress.