Hunt, ship, slaughter or sell: Elk Island Park considers population control options

Officials at Elk Island National Park are racing to save the fenced-in park from itself. A lack of natural predators has led to ballooning numbers of bison, elk and moose. Without space to roam and ...

Bears of Elk Island returning to traditional haunts, public warned to keep distance

Lab results from last summer’s hair sample project just came in with DNA revealing there were 39 individual bears using the ...

Fire disrupts Elk Island National Park

Firefighters are trying to contain a fast-spreading forest fire in Elk Island National Park, 30-kilometres east of Edmonton. Flames have consumed 11 square kilometres of forest in just two days. The ...
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Black bears return to Elk Island, prompting safety warnings

Black bears, once extirpated from Elk Island National Park, have returned in growing numbers, with DNA tests confirming 39 individuals now use the park as part of their range. Ecologists link the ...

Bear warning for visitors in Elk Island National Park

Bears are awake and roaming in Elk Island National Park. Visitors are being warned to take necessary steps when in the park.

Did you know Elk Island National Park has black bears?

As warmer weather brings more traffic to Elk Island National Park, visitors this spring expecting to see bison might find ...
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Government of Canada sends 44 Wood Bison to the State of Alaska

ELK ISLAND NATIONAL PARK, AB, April 13, 2026 /CNW/ - Today, the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Nature shared that the Government of Canada is transferring 44 ...