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The '''Carpathian Wisent''' (''Bison bonasus hungarorum'') was a [[subspecies]] of [[Wisent]] that inhabited the [[Carpathian Mountains]] |
The '''Carpathian Wisent''' (''Bison bonasus hungarorum'') was a [[subspecies]] of [[Wisent]] that inhabited the [[Carpathian Mountains]], [[Moldavia]] and [[Transylvania]] ([[Romania]]). It may also have lived in modern-day [[Ukraine]] and [[Hungary]]. |
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It began to die out about a hundred years earlier than its very close cousin, the [[Caucasian Wisent]], probably because it lived nearer to (and sometimes in) [[Central Europe]]. |
It began to die out about a hundred years earlier than its very close cousin, the [[Caucasian Wisent]], probably because it lived nearer to (and sometimes in) [[Central Europe]]. |
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| Subspecies: | B. b. hungarorum
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The Carpathian Wisent (Bison bonasus hungarorum) was a subspecies of Wisent that inhabited the Carpathian Mountains, Moldavia and Transylvania (Romania). It may also have lived in modern-day Ukraine and Hungary.
It began to die out about a hundred years earlier than its very close cousin, the Caucasian Wisent, probably because it lived nearer to (and sometimes in) Central Europe.
The last wild one was shot in the Transylvanian Carpathians in 1790.
In 1951, Wisents were reintroduced into the wild, and they can still be seen; however they are not yet technically wild.
See also
External links
- The Extinction Website - Carpathian European Bison - Bison bonasus hungarorum.
- European bison / Wisent
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