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 ...

A reproduction of a painting at the the Pergouset cave in ArdeÌ che, France, probably representing an ancestor of modern European bison that was created by the hybridization of cows and steppe bison.

For 15 years, scientists have puzzled over the results of genetic tests from European bison remains that date back to the last ice age. The DNA found in the bones and teeth of many animals contain ...

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 ...

The iconic bison of the American plains isn’t the only large hoofed beast humans have hunted to near extinction. Wild European bison, also called wisent, are returning to the lands they dominated in ...

1. Where populations are confined to fragmented, human-dominated landscapes, preventing declines and extirpations will often rely on metapopulation management. Spatially-explicit population viability ...

This year, a $1.4 million project is about to release a herd of bison in an ancient English woodland, bringing back an animal that hasn’t been in the country for millennia. The European bison is ...

For a decade, people who study Europe's bison population have been baffled by a genetic mystery. The animals, which are a protected species, seemed to have appeared out of thin air about 11,000 years ...

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 calf belonging to a species of bison that became extinct in the wild in Western Europe in the Middle Ages has been born in Switzerland. The European bison calf was born in the Jura Mountains on July ...

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For the first time, a UAB research team in collaboration with the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) analyses the feeding habits of European bison herds in Mediterranean forests The European ...