OPP warn that more than 50 bison are on the loose near Lavigne, east of Sudbury
It appears it is going to be a busy weekend for Northern Ontario bison rancher Muharram Genc, who will be busy trying to round up his animals in the Lavigne area east of Sudbury and along Highway 64.
This follows an advisory on X by Ontario Provincial Police North East Region Thursday afternoon advising that a farm fence was damaged by a fallen tree and a large number of bison had escaped in the Highway 64 area. OPP were advising motorists to be vigilant. #NipissingwestOPP would like to advise motorists to be vigilant while travelling on #Hwy64, Lavigne area. After a fence was damaged from a fallen tree, about 50 Bisons wandered off the secure property to the surrounding area.
Genc said he is not worried about predators at the moment because the bison are such large animals and are able to take care of themselves. He added that he and some neighbours are working to surround the area using horseback riders and ATVs. He said the current effort is to surround the animals and try to move them back to his own farm. "They are nervous. They will run away from you. They don't like people driving up to them. They are not like cows," he said.
This isn't the first time the OPP have had to warn motorists of escaped bison in the region. That happened in 2022 as well, when eight bison wandered off of a ranch in Crystal Falls, near Sturgeon Falls.
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