STURGEON RIVER PLAINS BISON STEWARDS GRASSROOTS MANAGEMENT OF A NATIONAL TREASURE.

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STURGEON RIVER PLAINS BISON STEWARDS GRASSROOTS MANAGEMENT OF A NATIONAL TREASURE

POST HOLE DIGGER

HISTORY OF THE STURGEON RIVER PLAINS BISON HERD RELEASED IN 1969 NEAR MONTREAL LAKE, SK MOVED TO SOUTHWEST CORNER OF PRINCE ALBERT NATIONAL PARK MOST WERE CAPTURED AND TRANSPORTED TO OTHER AREAS ESTIMATED 6 TO 19 BISON REMAINED IN PARK HERD PEAKED AT 450, NOW ESTIMATED AT 325 ANIMALS

SOME FACTS CANADA’S ONLY FREE RANGING HERD STILL WITHIN HISTORIC PLAINS BISON TERRITORY COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WILDLIFE IN CANADA (COSEWIC) DESIGNATED PLAINS BISON AS THREATENED – MAY 2004 DENIED DESIGNATION AS SPECIES AT RISK UNDER SPECIES AT RISK ACT IN 2005

AS TIME GOES ON

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE SRPBS? ADDRESS CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATION AND INFORMATION FACILITATE SOLID COMMUNICATION

4 MAJOR PARTNERS PRINCE ALBERT NATIONAL PARK SASKATCHEWAN MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT STURGEON RIVER PLAINS BISON STEWARDS LOCAL LANDOWNERS

OTHER PARTNERS PRINCE ALBERT MODEL FOREST 3 RURAL MUNICIPALITIES BIG RIVER FIRST NATION INNOVATIVE NATURAL RESOURCE SOLUTIONS PARKLAND AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP PLAN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY AMERICAN BISON SOCIETY CANADIAN WILDLIFE SERVICE WORLD WILDLIFE FUND CANADIAN BISON ASSOCIATION SASK. BOREAL FOREST LEARNING CENTER UNIVERSITE LAVAL SASKATCHEWAN WATERSHED AUTHORITY LOCAL ECO-TOURISM OPERATORS

SRPBS PROGRAMS HAZING BISON OFF SENSITIVE LAND DIVERSIONARY FENCING ENVIRONMENTAL FARM PLANS LONG TERM MANAGEMENT PLANNING “BISON TIMES” NEWSLETTER “BISON ON THE EDGE” CONFERENCE, JUNE 2010 UPCOMING EASEMENT PURCHASE PROPOSAL

JOINT EFFORTS “SAKAW MOSTOS” EDUCATION PROJECT BISON AND VEGETATION MONITORING PRESENTATIONS AND MEDIA 2008 ANTHRAX OUTBREAK

WHAT’S OUR FORMULA? COOPERATION BALANCE STRONG LOCAL INVOLVEMENT HANDS ON MANAGEMENT FACE TO FACE COMMUNICATION STAY WITH IT

FACES

OUR OFFICE

KEEP IT REAL

LEAVING A LEGACY

THANK YOU