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This is where the aurochs, or its descendant – the so-called “Tauros” – comes in. Through selective breeding, Rewilding Europe and its partners want Tauros to occupy the niche the aurochs once filled, keeping Europe’s rich mosaic of open landscapes flourishing through natural grazing.
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A wilder Europe really needs herds of fully self-sufficient, wild bovines to prevent further loss of the biodiversity of the open areas. This rewilding project is focusing on natural grazing, back-breeding and scientific research on aurochs (an extinct species of large wild cattle).
26 sty 2022 · In 2017, the first European bison to make its way into Germany in 250 years was almost immediately shot dead. Once a breeding population of modern-day aurochs exists, the challenge will be ...
Rewilding Europe and the Taurus Foundation have today signed a long-term agreement about helping to preserve biodiversity in Europe through a breeding programme to bring back a functional, wild version of the Aurochs.
13 mar 2024 · The foundation has been using a method known as back-breeding to combine cattle breeds in southern Europe that still have some of the characteristics of their auroch ancestors: large stature,...
An ecological challenge has prompted the resurrection of a heavyweight herbivore. Aurochs, the extinct ancestor of modern cattle, are being brought back to life to engineer and rewild our landscapes. This mega cow from the past roamed across Europe, Asia, and North Africa for 2 millions years shaping ecosystems.
4 gru 2015 · Rewilding Europe, a nonprofit conservation group, has provided about €200,000 over the past few years to help establish herds of cattle that resemble aurochs in Croatia, Portugal, Spain, and now Romania.