Begin the Bison Impacts Study

Introduction of a wildlife species that has not been present for several hundred years will have some impacts on an ecosystem that has adjusted to its absence and also, over time, changed itself. The impacts of the expanding bison population on the entire ecosystem, including human residents, must be monitored in order to determine how many bison it is appropriate to maintain in the Yukon. This information will be used to re-evaluate the temporary target of 500 bison which is the minimum to fulfil the Yukon's commitment to the National Bison Recovery Program.