RE-ACCLIMATIZATION OF EUROPEAN BISON (BISON BONASUS L.) IN THE SKOLE BESKIDS (THE EASTERN CARPATHIANS)
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re-acclimatization, sub-population, population numbers.Abstract
The outcomes of bison re-acclimatization in the Skole Beskids (the Eastern Carpathians) undertaken in the period 1965-2013 have been examined. 10 bisons were first brought to the Skole Beskids in May 1965. They became founders of the Maydan sub-population. The bison numbers reached their peak in the 1980s. In 1990s, adecline in this population was recorded. The last bison of the Maydan sub-population died during the 2008-2009 рeriod. The causes of their death were food shortage in winter, poaching, diseases and others. In 2005, the Large Herbivore Foundation (Holland), in collaboration with the European Bison Friends Society (Poland), [Stowarzysyenie Miłośników Zubrów, Polska] developed the program «Restoration of the European Bison population in the Eastern Ukrainian Carpathians». Under this project, 6 bison were brought from the Thüringen Waldzoo Gera (Germany) to be placed in an enclosure in the Skole Beskids in June 2009. In Nowember 2010, five individuals were brought from the Bavaria Forest National Park (Germany) and the breeding centre «Marschfeld Castles» (Austria). The two groups of animals created a herd. During winter time, the animals are provided with supplementary food. The bison numbers in the herd have increased during the 2009-2013 period amounting to 15 individuals at present time.
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