This is a Wood Bison, living in a protected area of Elk Island National Park in Northern Alberta. Once nearly extinct, their numbers have increased substantially over the decades, due to efforts from Parks Canada and initiatives from Indigenous nations. The Wood Bison is the largest and heaviest land animal in North America; an adult male easily tops 2200 pounds.
Never approach…
“Man needs spiritual expression and nourishing. It’s why even in the prehistoric era, people would scrawl pictures of bison on the walls of caves.” ~ Fernando Botero
Date: Summer 1989
Location: outside Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
Source: Pentax ME Super with Tamron 80-200 Zoom lens, Kodachrome 64 slide film
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