From @taprootyeg: "The #bison has been named #Edmonton’s 2026 critter of the year, with residents invited to vote on a final design that will appear on merchandise. The campaign, led by #EdmontonRiver, highlights overlooked aspects of the city’s identity and the bison’s historical importance to Indigenous peoples and the region." Click below to vote (until March 31).

https://www.edmontonriver.com/?utm_source=Taproot+Edmonton&utm_campaign=45d2b534c4-TAPROOTYEG_PULSE_2026_03_30&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ef1adf0932-45d2b534c4-438152299&mc_cid=45d2b534c4&mc_eid=2af62197a9

One year the elk shared the bison's huge pasture. I wish they did this with more animals that can easily co-exist.

#Elk #Bison #TorontoZoo #JPegsFolder

RE: https://flipboard.com/@edmontonjournal/alberta-politics-j0k3pb7sz/-/a-Ct0C9WzZS62dKkrLCQ-7Lw%3Aa%3A2509580890-%2F0

Elk Island National Park was established to save one of the last herds of wapiti (elk is a misnomer that actually means a moose) became a bison sanctuary after WW2 closed Buffalo National Park (it became CFB Wainwright). Since EINP is just outside Edmonton, perhaps Edmonton should make the bison an official (symbolic) mammal for the capital city. The bird of Edmonton, the Black-billed Magpie, is strongly associated with bison and can often be seen perched on the backs of bison to eat insects.

EINP is a great place to see bison close up, our bison are more Canadian-mannered so don't attack people every year like in Yellowstone.

#Bison #YEG #EINP

#FossilFriday! 🐂 The first clue for me and my friend Bill that bison material could be found along our hometown river’s gravel bars in southern MN.

In 2019, the river hit 17.92 feet, with major crests on March 24 and April 19—enough to reveal a few buried secrets.

This right frontal bone & horn core is from a juvenile bison. Other skull and horn core specimens have appeared since, but this was the first—and remains the only—juvenile skull we’ve found.

#bison #palaeontology #CitizenScience

Yesterday as I was #walking my #dog I saw a #cloud, which looked like a #Bison. So I drew this one, and gave it the name. ^^
So, no, not cultural appropriation. 😁

#Bleistift #kleinekunstklasse #pencil #Art #pencildrawing