Leonardo DiCaprio Instagram – When rangers Tom Gibbs and Donovan Wright did their regular rounds to check on the three adult bison that had been released just a few weeks prior into the ancient Canterbury woodland, they were delighted and surprised by what they found: a healthy bison calf. The Wilder Blean project had released the three females as part of a plan to restore ecological function to the Blean woodlands. Bison are considered ecosystem engineers because, through their natural behavior, they create light and space for other wildlife to thrive. European Bison were once on the brink of extinction and now number more than 9,000 individuals.
“When the bison took their first steps into the wild just weeks ago, it was hard to imagine that anything could come close to the elation we felt in that moment,β said Mark Habben, director of zoo operations at @wildwoodtrustuk, which collaborates with @kentwildlife on the Wilder Blean project. βBut here we are celebrating the arrival of a bison calf.β
π·: Donovan Wright | Posted on 18/Nov/2022 00:59:31



