The European bison is slightly larger and longer-legged than the American bison, but is less heavy
The European bison’s range originally extended eastward across Europe to the Volga River and the Caucasus Mountains
It became extinct in the wild after World War One
Herds were later established from zoo-bred animals in Belarus, Poland, Lithuania, Russia and Ukraine
Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Thanks So WHO will be the first to Observe one in England?
If I lived within a hundred miles I’d take a day trip
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I used to wander all over the woods around that area when I lived in Kent, very rarely saw anyone or indeed much wildlife except in specific areas. With all the things that have been released there not sure how much wandering around I would do now, even if the larger animals don’t pose much of a risk the change to habitat and increase in ticks and mosquitos and associated diseases might.
[perhaps I am provoking discussion to say that]
we should be able to trust the action-Committees of Kent Wildlife Trust and the Wildwood Trust.
They will have to be very careful with the population density otherwise it will end up like a grazing field for domestic cattle where saplings just get cropped off.
I used to wonder on the chalk hills above Cosham - I think they allowed cattle to graze there - much like the 'controlled fires; at the Cape.
Loved the spot, with panoramic views of the sea, quite a lot of flowers - photographed my first UK orchid there.
Hope no one sees this as an invitation to hunt them!
Broadening the Managing Woodland theme. The regular mantra « plant more trees » often ignores location. I thought this a useful article
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