Parks Canada says it is monitoring an anthrax outbreak in remote areas of Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada's largest national park that stretches from northeastern Alberta into the Northwest Territories.
Posted: Jul 28, 2022 8:09 PM CT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago
Bison will usually contract the disease from contaminated soil while wallowing in dust baths. Spores develop in hotter temperatures and fluctuating water levels. Cooler temperatures will kill the spores and slow the outbreak.Resource Conservation staff at the park are still conducting routine surveillance flights to identify new mortalities and monitor the extent of the outbreak, the release says.
More dead bison were spotted in the "Lake One, Trident Creek/Trident Meadows, Peace Point west junction, and Flat grass areas of the park," the news release states."Parks Canada is working closely with relevant provincial, territorial and federal organizations, Indigenous governments, local communities, and visitors to ensure the health and safety of the public and park staff are protected," the news release reads.
Parks Canada asks Fort Smith residents to avoid the Wood Buffalo National Park fire base, which is next to the Fort Smith airport, as Parks Canada's Incident Management Team works to manage the situation.
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