IN recent years, the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire has taken keen interest in the efforts made by the International Society for the Preservation of the Wisent [European ...

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 ...

BERLIN – Scientists say they've unlocked the evolutionary origins of the European bison — and solved a riddle posed by Stone Age cave art in the process. European bison, or wisent, first ...

Wisent paradox pits beech trees against bison 11/16/2018 November 16, 2018. Wisent reintroduction experts have been urged by Germany's top civil court to find a solution in their row with forest ...

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.

But the newfound hybrid bison did quite well for itself and its descendants, the modern-day European bison (Bison bonasus), which is also known as a wisent. The European bison are still alive ...