An attempt towards the extension of the knowledge on European bison biology based on research in Vologda region

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  • Igor V. Gusarov North-West Research Institute of Dairy and Grassland Economy, a separate division of the Federal State Budgetary Institution of Science "Vologda Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences", Vologda, Russia

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European bison, study, free-breeding population, habitat, Vologda region

Abstract

The paper presents information regarding the conservation and a study on European bison biology in natural habitat of the north of the European part of Russia. Particular attention is paid to the successful acclimatization of the species in the new habitat conditions. The paper identifies the main free-breeding European bison populations within the Russian Federation. The issues of further preservation and improvement of free-breeding populations, the direction of future studies on those animals considering the performance of the species in contemporary habitat conditions are discussed.

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2019-09-01

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Gusarov, I. V. (2019). An attempt towards the extension of the knowledge on European bison biology based on research in Vologda region. European Bison Conservation Newsletter, 12, 53–58. Retrieved from http://ojs.wisent.org/index.php/czasopismo/article/view/34

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