European Bison in Poloniny National Park in Slovakia

The European bison (Bison bonasus), also known as wisent, is one of the heaviest European land animals. A bull can grow up to 180 cm at the withers and it can weigh more than 1000 kg. In the Poloniny National Park a herd of European bisons has been recently reintroduced into the wild, the first project of this kind carried out in Slovak nature. According to the IUCN criteria, the European bison is an endangered species.

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Europaeischer Bison

Europaeischer Bison (Bison bonasus) gehoert zu den groessten europaeischen Saeugetieren. Bisons sind in Europa fast ausgestorben. In einem einzigartigen Programm, im National Park Poloniny, wird eine Herde ausgewildert.

Unique identifier: GP02YTF

Type: Image

Shoot date: 15/04/2004

Locations: Carpathian Mountains, Europe, Slovakia, Topolcianky, Zlaté Moravce District

Credit line: © Juraj Rizman / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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European Bisons in Poloniny National Park in Slovakia

The European bison (Bison bonasus), also known as wisent, is one of the heaviest European land animals. A bull can grow up to 180 cm at the withers and it can weigh more than 1000 kg. In the Poloniny National Park a herd of European bisons has been recently reintroduced into the wild, the first project of this kind carried out in Slovak nature. According to the IUCN criteria, the European bison is an endangered species.
The biggest population of wild bisons lives in the Bialowieza primeval forest, in a national park in Eastern Poland adjacent with the border of Belarus. on the border of Poland and Belarus. Since 1957 a few bisons have been successfully kept in a game preserve in Topolianky, Slovakia.

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