Camrose bison still on the loose

Some of thebison that escaped from a farm near Camrose remained on the run late Wednesday.

About a dozen of the animals were seennortheast and northwest of the city.About 40 broke free from a farm north of the central Alberta city of about 16,000 on Monday night.

RCMP said they've pulled back on their search for the bison because they want the animals to calm down from the stress of being chased Tuesday.

"They're quite a large, roaming animal, so it could become a public safety concern," said Const. Michael Devloo. "So far, not so much. We did have a vehicle strike there last night at about 11 p.m. but everything went over as well as it could.

"The bison didn't get injured and the driverwasn't injured and [there was] very little property damage."

The bison are also thought to be moving in smaller herds. About 20 of the animals were captured on Tuesday and six to eight came home on their own.

James Goransrud, the owner of the herd, said the animals that got loose are young and afraid of humans.

"They're trying to head back home but sometimes they get stopped by fences or human interruption or whatever the case is or head off into the bush," he said. "But they're trying to make their way back home, so we're fortunate in that regard. If we would have people just phone the RCMP and not push them, that would be the most helpful thing."

Goransrudsaid hebelieves intruders trespassed on his property and left the gate open while he was away because of home renovations.