FORT SMITH, N.W.T. — Parks Canada says it is monitoring an anthrax outbreak in remote areas of Wood Buffalo National Park.
The agency says staff have observed at least 59 bison carcasses in the park and the deaths are suspected to be caused by anthrax, which mainly affects hoofed animals.
The bacteria that causes anthrax occurs naturally in the soil, which bison can contract from wallowing in dust baths.The park, the country’s largest national park, stretches from northeastern Alberta into the Northwest Territories. Parks Canada says resource conservation staff are conducting daily flights to monitor the extent of the outbreak.It says risk to the public remains low and road-accessible visitor facilities remain safe.Share this article in your social network
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