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European Bison

Pages: 1   2 European Bison Conservation Center  (EBCC) Also known as Wisent INFORMATION ABOUT ALL WISENT CONSERVATION UNITS Wisent registry in Poland International Society for the Preservation of the European Bison (ISPEB) Bison Specialist Group – EUROPE European Bison Friends Society European Bison Pedigree Book A reduced SNP panel optimized for non-invasive genetic assessment of a genetically impoverished conservation icon, the European bison By Gerrit Wehrenberg  2024 Reported Feb 2026: The Polish Bialowieza National Park has summed up the results of its annual European bison census. As reported by the park, as of December 31 last year there were 1,176 European bison … Read more

Switzerland

How North American Bison Ended Up in the Swiss Alps   The mammals in Geneva’s outskirts are now iconic in the country. BY LINA ZELDOVICH MAY 15, 2018 Today, Girardet owns a herd of 150 bison, and 35 to 40 of those are butchered every year. Calves are born every spring, he says. Behind the wire fence where he stands, a young, light brown-tinted calf nuzzles on its mother. Girardet—who is tanned and lean, with a mop of salt-and-pepper curls—extolls on how bison are easier to care for than cows. They are sturdy, healthy wild animals that rarely get sick, and … Read more