The prince's dream of reintroducing European bison, or wisent, into Germany's most densely populated state will soon be reality. It will be the first time in nearly 300 years that these creatures ...

What it is: A figurine of a bison licking its flank Where it is from: Abri de la Madeleine (Magdalene Shelter) in St Remèze, France When it was made: Approximately 14,000 years ago Related ...

As far as had been determined, the mysterious wisent bison has no Pleistocene-era fossil record, instead seemingly appearing from nowhere about 12,000 years ago.

For the first time since the 18th century, the European bison is returning to Germany to live in the wild. The wisent, as it is also known, has been brought to the country by a famous prince.

The European bison in prehistory The European bison ( Bison bonasus ) or the European wood bison, also known as the wisent is one of two extant species of bison, alongside the American bison.

HAZEN, N.D. – Dave Sebastian has had a passion for bison going on 30 years, and the genetic traits he's bred into some of his animals have created beautiful results.

Although there is no evidence that the European bison (Bison bonasus), known as wisent, ever roamed the islands of the United Kingdom, its genetic ...

The bison in Kent give us a glimpse of what the UK's woodlands would once have looked like when people first started inhabiting the island thousands of years ago. European bison, or wisent, were ...

Nach 1920 galt der Wisent in Europa als ausgerottet. Im Kanton Solothurn wird nun mit seiner Wiederansiedlung in der Natur experimentiert.

What it tells us about the past: This prehistoric carving, discovered inside a cave in France, depicts a steppe wisent (Bison priscus), a now-extinct species of bison. It was crafted from a piece ...