Simulations integrate historical records, fossils, and ancient DNA to reveal why the European bison nearly went extinct, and pinpoint optimal areas for conservation. Since the near-extinction of the ...

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 ...

Non-profit conservationist group Rewilding Europe has announced the release of eight European bison at the Herdade do Vale Feitoso Estate in the Castelo Branco District of eastern Portugal. The Polish ...

A study published in Biodiversity and Conservation which involved the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) has conducted a comparative analysis, for ...

A major review of over 67,000 animal species has found that with greater resource allocation, conservation can halt and reverse biodiversity loss. European bison (Bison bonasus) are a conservation ...

The return of the European bison to Romania carries an obvious conservation message. One of Europe’s most iconic large mammals is once again moving through part of a landscape where it had long been ...

Although there is no evidence that the European bison (Bison bonasus), known as wisent, ever roamed the islands of the United Kingdom, its genetic heritage suggests that it is attuned to the ...

One year ago the European bison, the largest land mammal on our continent, returned to its old haunts in the Southern Carpathians. One year later, during a second major release event on 12 and 13 June ...

"Wolves could play a small but potentially important role in the natural regulation of bison numbers." ...

Rewilding Europe and WWF Romania are thrilled to announce the second release of European bison, Europe’s largest living land mammal, to take place in the Southern Carpathians rewilding area on 12 and ...

A study published by Biodiversity and Conservation which included the involvement of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) for the first time has ...