Carpathian wisent (SciiFii)

The Carpathian wisent (Bison bonasus hungarorum). also known as the Carpathian bison, is a subspecies of European bison that inhabits the Carpathian Mountains, Moldavia, Transylvania, Ukraine, and Hungary and was once hunted to extinction due to local poaching, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced throughout the Carpathian Mountains, although some populations are found in Russia, France, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Poland and Scandinavia as part of the Pleistocene Rewilding project. The Carpathian wisent resembles the lowland wisent (Bison bonasus bonasus) in that coat is dense and dark brown to golden brown. The neck is short, maned, and thick, topped by a shoulder hump. The head is relatively high. The horns, found in both sexes, projects outwards and are curved upwards and slightly forwards. The conservation status of the Carpathian wisent is Endangered due to some habitat loss and historic poaching, however, thanks to the conservationists, the Carpathian wisent is a protected species and is making a comeback.
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