A UK project to return wild bison to the country for the first time in thousands of years has won the acclaim of actor Leonardo DiCaprio. DiCaprio said: “European bison are the continent’s largest land animal and were extinct in the wild a century ago. “They are recovering through reintroduction projects across Europe, and recently three were released into the …
Although the European bison belongs to the same family as the domestic cow, you’d never mistake one for the other. One rewilding project in Kent hopes to harness the bison’s natural engineering abilities in order to better manage the local woodland and increase its biodiversity, by bringing the herbivorous megafauna to the UK for the first time in thousands of …
Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The move is part of a £1 million project led by Kent Wildlife Trust and the Wildwood Trust to …
