Bison from Port Lympne leave for their new home!
1,617 views · Published 3 May 2016 · 1:24 · Indexed 17 October 2026
Channel: The Aspinall Foundation · 2016 · Nonprofits & Activism
A mixed group of Bison from Howletts WIld Animal Park and Port Lympne Reserve in Kent, have been transported by road to the Valdeserrillas Nature Reserve in Spain as part of a rewilding project. The reintroduction is part of a breeding and rewilding project, backed by True Nature Foundation and EAZA (European Association of Zoos and Aquaria). European bison were driven to extinction in the wild in the early twentieth century as the result of habitat destruction and severe hunting. The group will join seven other European bison or 'wisent' from Ireland to create the first herd to roam the reserve, and help restore the biodiversity of the region and the population of the species as a whole.
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