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The '''Carpathian |
The '''Carpathian wisent''' (''Bison bonasus hungarorum'') was a [[subspecies]] of [[Wisent]] that inhabited the [[Carpathian Mountains]], [[Moldavia]], and [[Transylvania]]. It may also have lived in modern-day [[Ukraine]] and [[Hungary]]. |
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[[File:Wisent Hunt on stamp Hungary 1971.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Wisent Hunt on [[postage stamp]] of [[Hungary]], 1971]] |
[[File:Wisent Hunt on stamp Hungary 1971.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Wisent Hunt on [[postage stamp]] of [[Hungary]], 1971]] |
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It began to die out about a hundred years earlier than its very close cousin, the [[Caucasian |
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 Carpathian wisent was shot in Transylvania in 1790{{cn|date=May 2011}}, and the subspecies is now entirely extinct.<ref name=Tokarska2011>{{cite journal | author = Tokarska, M. ''et al.'' | year = 2011 | title = Genetic status of the European bison ''Bison bonasus'' after extinction in the wild and subsequent recovery | journal = Mammal Review | volume = 41 | issue = 2 | pages = 151-162 | doi = 10.1111/j.1365-2907.2010.00178.x}}</ref> |
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The last wild one was shot in the Transylvanian Carpathians in [[1790]]. |
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In [[1951]], Wisents were reintroduced into the wild, and they can still be seen; however they are not yet technically wild. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[List of extinct animals of Europe]] |
*[[List of extinct animals of Europe]] |
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*[[Caucasian Wisent]] |
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*[[Wisent]] |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.petermaas.nl/extinct/speciesinfo/carpathianbison.htm The Extinction Website - Carpathian European Bison - Bison bonasus hungarorum]. |
*[http://www.petermaas.nl/extinct/speciesinfo/carpathianbison.htm The Extinction Website - Carpathian European Bison - ''Bison bonasus hungarorum'']. |
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*[http://www.ultimateungulate.com/Artiodactyla/Bison_bonasus.html European bison / Wisent] |
*[http://www.ultimateungulate.com/Artiodactyla/Bison_bonasus.html European bison / Wisent] |
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The Carpathian wisent (Bison bonasus hungarorum) was a subspecies of Wisent that inhabited the Carpathian Mountains, Moldavia, and Transylvania. 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 Carpathian wisent was shot in Transylvania in 1790[citation needed], and the subspecies is now entirely extinct.[1]
See also
External links
- The Extinction Website - Carpathian European Bison - Bison bonasus hungarorum.
- European bison / Wisent
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- ^ Tokarska, M.; et al. (2011). "Genetic status of the European bison Bison bonasus after extinction in the wild and subsequent recovery". Mammal Review. 41 (2): 151–162. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2907.2010.00178.x.
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