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Group of animals make remarkable return for first time in 10,000 years — here's what made this homecoming possible
The now-extinct steppe bison once roamed the Iberian Peninsula during the Ice Age, and while European bison aren't native to the area, they have at least demonstrated an ability to thrive in ...
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Wild bison to roam free in UK for first time in 6,000 years
The European bison, which will be reintroduced to the area by spring 2022, “is the closest living relative to ancient steppe bison, which once roamed Britain”, says the BBC. From our morning ...
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The Army’s permafrost test bed in Alaska set for significant upgrade
The Army's research facility includes a permafrost tunnel — about a third of a mile long — that has Ice Age-era animal bones ...
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Steppe Bison Skull (IMAGE)
This is Grant Zazula of the Yukon Paleontology Program with the skull of a Pleistocene steppe bison. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted ...
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12 steppe bison from Yakutia brought to nature park on Yamal
The years-long experience of work with musk oxen will favor building up the park's population of bison, the region's Governor Dmitry Artyukhov said TASS, July 21. Steppe bison from Yakutia were ...
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Yakutia expects another batch of bison to restore mammoth steppe ecosystem
YAKUTSK, February 24. /TASS/. A batch of steppe bison will be brought to Pleistocene Park in Yakutia’s north-east to continue the experiment to restore the mammoth steppe ecosystem, Nikita Zimov ...
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Daniel Mann, University of Alaska Fairbanks (IMAGE)
University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher Daniel Mann holds a steppe bison skull from the last ice age that he and fellow UAF researcher Pamela Groves found together with the rest of its well ...