CANADIAN ANIMALS FOR N.Z. ZOO
BUFFALO AND ELK VANCOUVER, Dec. 6. A pair of Canadian buffalo and a pair of Canadian elk formed part of the assorted cargo carried by the Hauraki, which sailed from Vancouver on November 24. The animals came from the Canadian Government’s game sanctuary in Northern Alberta as a present from the Dominion to the Zoological Gardens, Wellington, New Zealand. Following upon their capture at the Elk Island National Park the animals were subjected to medical inspection and given a clean bill of health.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 3, 5 January 1939, Page 7
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