A seven-year reintroduction programme has successfully bred 25 wild calves from 12 European bison released in Azerbaijan's Shahdagh region, demonstrating that the species can reproduce sustainably outside captivity. The project represents a major conservation milestone for a subspecies that was nearly extinct.
Good News Network · Wednesday, 1 July 2026
It was 7 years ago that the heavy wooden doors of transport crates slid open, and 12 European bison who had grown up in zoos suddenly were looking around, blinking at an unfamiliar wild landscape. They were standing on the slopes of Shahdagh, or the King’s Mountain, northern Azerbaijan—their new home. Together with the UN […] The post From One Surviving Male Bison, Azerbaijan Now Has 25 Calves Born Wild in 7-Year Success Story appeared first on Good News Network.
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