After 20 years of work, bison team win award for conservation efforts

Wood Bison No. 124, seen here from the air, was illegally shot and killed January 27, 2017, near Quinhagak. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is calling the animal’s death a setback for the Alaska Wood Bison Restoration Project.
(Photo by Alaska Department of Fish and Game)
After over 20 years of hard work, a dogged crew of wildlife managers has successfully reintroduced wood bison to the tundra of Southwest Alaska.
Now, they’ve received an award for it.
This week, the state Fis