Wisent - The "european buffalo"

The wisent is another species that only could survive in captivity and is dependent on systematic breeding to be preserved.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

And yet again a specie introduction, keep up the good work! Posted 12 years ago

Tom Reichner

Bull Frog

It is great to know that the species has been preserved, and has in some locales been returned to the wild. I truly hope that sufficient habitat is preserved, so that the re-introduced populations can grow. Posted 12 years ago

gglaeser

Eagle Owl

@Ferdy: I'll do my very best... ;-)

@Tom Reichner: I'm not really sure whether wisents have been returned to living in the wild - do you know about any succesful projects? This one here has been captured in a wildlife resort anyway. Posted 12 years ago

Barry

Lion

According to Wikipedia: Beginning in 1951, European bison have been reintroduced into the wild, including some areas where they were never found wild. Free-ranging herds are currently found in Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Latvia, Kyrgyzstan, and Germany, and in forest preserves in the Western Caucasus.
I am planning on trying to see the ones in Germany as they are only a few hours from where I live. It would be wonderful to see some living free! Posted 8 years ago

The European bison or wisent

The European bison is a Eurasian species of bison. It is the heaviest surviving wild land animal in Europe; a typical European bison is about 2.1 to 3.5 m long, not counting a tail of 30 to 60 cm long, and 1.6 to 2 m tall.

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Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates

Species identified by gglaeser