8 bisons released into the wild in Romania

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The bison was and remains a symbol of Romania. Strong and majestic, this animal, present in our national history and folklore, has been prized by Romanians for hundreds of years. The reintroduction of the bison is not only a matter of repairing the environmental mistakes of the past, or a case of modern biodiversity conservation, but is also an excellent example of how nature conservation can help local communities thrive and develop.

'In May we released the first eight bison into the wild, within the programme for the reintroduction of bison into the Făgăraș Mountains, in the area of Pecineagu Lake.'

With the release of the bison into the wild this month, a missing link in the trophic chain of the area is complete.

According to a sociological study conducted during 2019 by Canadian researchers in the targeted areas, most respondents expressed a positive opinion about the reintroduction of the bison into the Făgăraș Mountains. They were aware of the importance of the species for nature and for the development of tourism in the area and agreed that future generations would be supportive of such an important species in Romania’s forests.

 

 

https://www.carpathia.org/the-***aras-mountains-become-home-to-bison-the-first-release-into-the-wild/

[Guest Adarsh]

I thought bisons were exclusive to North America?

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5 minutes ago, Adarsh said:

I thought bisons were exclusive to North America?

There is another species which lives in Europe, called unsurprisingly the European bison.  In old times it used to be very numerous but now it's endangered.