Environmental Issues in Northern Ontario
Elk Restoration in Ontario
Area of Releases and Contacts in each
(1) Lake of the Woods
Elk
Released: 104
Estimated Herd Size: 82 (April,
2003)
Contact: Norm Hissa
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 5080
Kenora, ON
P9N 3X9
phone: (807) 468-2560
email: norm.hissa@mnr.gov.on.ca
(2) Lake Huron North Shore
Elk
Released: 47
Estimated Herd Size:
50 to 55 (April, 2003)
Contact: Harold Cooper
Sault College of Applied Arts and Technology
443 Northern Avenue
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
P6A 5L3
phone: (705) 759-2554 extension 462
email: harold.cooper@saultc.on.ca
(3) Nipissing / French River
Elk
Released: 172
Estimated Herd Size: 148 (April,
2003)
Contact: Joe Hamr
Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology
1400 Barrydowne Road
Sudbury, ON
phone: (705) 566-8101 extension 7256
email: jxhamr@cambrianc.on.ca
(4) Bancroft
Elk
Released: 120
Estimated Herd Size:
135 to 150 (April 2003)
Contact:
John O'Donnell
Co-chair
Bancroft/North Hastings Elk Restoration Project
P.O. Box 177
Bancroft, ON
K0L 1CO
phone: (613) 292-4128
email:
elknhast@northcom.net
