Wood bison, North America’s largest land mammal, were once thought to be extinct. But thanks to one of the world’s greatest conservation projects, wood bison have returned to Alaska. The Alaska Department of Fish & Game made the commitment over 20 years ago to return wood bison to their native range in Central-Alaska in partnership with the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, who currently cares for the only captive herd in the United States. Following the state’s acquisition of wood bison and

If you have visited our Canadian Domain recently, you’ve probably noticed some very special additions – three wood bison calves! 🦬 Born the week of June 20th, there are two females and one male. What makes these little ones extra special is the innovative reproductive techniques that enabled us to deliberately produce females! 🦬 How can we choose whether to have females or males? 🦬 Our amazing Toronto Zoo Reproductive Sciences team worked with researchers from the University of Saskatchewan f