Banff Bison bull euthanized

[Catherine]

It is not easy to relocate animals. This is really more a matter of reintroducing them. Certainly the conditions are right for bison to thrive. They seem to be doing well in Banff. What they didn't anticipate was the movement of young animals. They needed to think over the dynamics of herd life better. There were cows in the area the bison migrated to and bison can breed with cows. Maybe the bison was looking for his own herd.  He could have joined the cows and they could have caught him. Bison are a big animal, but they are not that dangerous. Most farmers would know not to approach a bison. It was too sudden a decision to just kill him. We have a bad tendency to sort out animal issues by killing things. There are always other alternatives.