During the last ice age, many bison lived in Europe. However, by 1927, the European bison became extinct in the wild, and only about 60 were left in captivity.
Kate Yakimchuk bison research endangered species wild nature Animals 5 January 2024A recent study found that humans have made about 1,400 bird species go extinct, which is double what we knew before. This is a big problem for the world's biodiversity.
Kate Yakimchuk birds research bird extinction ecology issues Animals 3 January 2024A group of scientists led by the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research studied the return of gray wolves to Germany over 23 years. The researchers wanted to understand how these wolves recolonized their original habitat and predict their future distribution.
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