The Wood Bison (Bison bison athabascae), also called Mountain Bison, Wood Buffalo, or Mountain Buffalo, is a distinct northern subspecies or ecotype of the American Bison (often called "buffalo"). Its original range included much of the boreal forest regions of Alaska, Yukon, western Northwest Territories, northeastern British Columbia, northern Alberta, and northwestern Saskatchewan. It is currently listed as Threatened on Schedule I of the Species At Risk Act.
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