The Wisnet Thal initiative, which began in November 2022, focuses on reintroducing the European bison to the mountain range. The aim is to see whether a herd can be reintroduced to the area over a ...

Millennial processes of population decline, range contraction and near extinction of the European bison. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences , 2023 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2023.1095 ...

After reconstructing 21,000 years of European bison range dynamics, the team concluded that the bison's range began collapsing around 14,700 years ago due to rapid warming of the climate and its ...

After reconstructing 21,000 years of European bison range dynamics, the team concluded that the bison’s range began collapsing around 14,700 years ago due to rapid warming of the climate and its ...

In the Rothaargebirge, for example, a mountain range in western Germany, an aristocrat introduced eight bison to his forest estate in 2013, with the support of the authorities and scientists.

At the end of the last ice age, large herds of bison roamed across Europe. But by 1927, the European bison became extinct in the wild, with only about 60 individuals remaining in captivity. Scientists ...

A male European bison in the Southern Carpathian mountains. A female European bison and calf in the Southern Carpathian mountains. A herd of free-roaming European bison in the Southern Carpathian ...

A male European bison in the Southern Carpathian mountains. A female European bison and calf in the Southern Carpathian mountains. A herd of free-roaming European bison in the Southern Carpathian ...

The European bison is a hybrid that descends from the ... (Bos primigenius), both extinct species that were once native to the UK. Britain once hosted a broad range of great beasts.

A male European bison in the Southern Carpathian mountains. A female European bison and calf in the Southern Carpathian mountains. A herd of free-roaming European bison in the Southern Carpathian ...

A male European bison in the Southern Carpathian mountains. A female European bison and calf in the Southern Carpathian mountains. A herd of free-roaming European bison in the Southern Carpathian ...