Caucasian Wisent
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The Caucasian Wisent (Bison bonasus caucasicus) was a subspecies of Wisent that inhabited the Caucasus Mountains of Eastern Europe, and was common throughout the modern-day Ukraine and Poland.
Until, that is, the early- or mid-19th Century, when it began to die out, as many large ungulates did at this time.
In 1919, the last wild Polish Wisent was shot.
In 1927, the last wild Caucasian Wisent in the world was shot in the Ukrainian Caucasus. Now 50 remained in zoos.
In 1951, Wisents were reintroduced into the wild. They can still be seen today; however they are not yet technically wild.
It was hunted by the Caspian Tiger and the Asiatic Lion (until 10th century) in the Caucasus, as well as other predators such as wolves and bears.
See also
External Links
- [The Extinction Website - Caucasian European Bison - Bison bonasus caucasicus].
- [European bison / Wisent]
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