The origin and evolutionary history of the European bison Bison bonasus (wisent) have become clearer after several morphological, genomic, and paleogenomic studies in the last few years, but these paleogenomic studies have raised new questions about the evolution of...
Riaño, 16 June 2020 – The first European bison calf is born in the Cantabrian mountains in unprecedented wild conditions, similar to those 12,000 years ago when the bison roamed these mountains freely. The newborn calf was born out of a herd of European bison,...
The largest reed bed of Europe can be found in the delta of the river Danube, in Romania and Ukraine. This delta of 730,000 ha is home to many bird and fish species. It provides the local people in the delta with fertile river clay, seafood, tourism and of course the...
For a long time, many species have been so scarce that they are hardly ever seen. Humanity has wiped out over fifty percent of all mammals, birds and fish in as many years. Across Europe, efforts to restore the balance of ecosystems damaged by the human footprint are...
Beavers are not only a particularly remarkable animal, but these rodents are true ecosystem-engineers whose value cannot be overstated. They help mitigate flooding, improve water quality, and capture more water for agriculture in the face of climate change. They also...
The horse is one of the species most represented in cave art during the Paleolithic in the southwest of Europe. These representations show an equine with phenotypical characteristics close to two present-day species which are generally considered as ancient horses:...
