Long-lost bison will roam Kent from today as part of a new rewilding project in Canterbury

Bison are back in Britain: A long-lost giant will roam Kent from today in a new rewilding project featuring a bull from Germany Bison are introduced to a forest to tackle the climate crisisEuropean beasts can reach a ton and have been extinct in the UK for 6,000 yearsThis is part of a £1.2million project to 're-wild' Britain, slowing down the global warming

The huge beasts, which weigh up to one ton, have been extirpated from this country for 6,000 years.

It is now hoped that European bison will help revitalize ancient forests and create a " explosion of biodiversity".

Home on the range: A 12-year-old bull bison pictured at the Wildwood Trust near Canterbury in Kent in July 2020 as bison are introduced into an ancient UK woodland to help tackling the climate crisis, environmentalists said Photo: A European bison in its enclosure at the Wildwood Trust on March 11, 2021 Long haired bison weighing over a ton are due to be released in Kent in the next few days

Long-lost bison will roam Kent from today as part of a new rewilding project in Canterbury
Bison are back in Britain: A long-lost giant will roam Kent from today in a new rewilding project featuring a bull from Germany Bison are introduced to a forest to tackle the climate crisisEuropean beasts can reach a ton and have been extinct in the UK for 6,000 yearsThis is part of a £1.2million project to 're-wild' Britain, slowing down the global warming

The huge beasts, which weigh up to one ton, have been extirpated from this country for 6,000 years.

It is now hoped that European bison will help revitalize ancient forests and create a " explosion of biodiversity".

Home on the range: A 12-year-old bull bison pictured at the Wildwood Trust near Canterbury in Kent in July 2020 as bison are introduced into an ancient UK woodland to help tackling the climate crisis, environmentalists said Photo: A European bison in its enclosure at the Wildwood Trust on March 11, 2021 Long haired bison weighing over a ton are due to be released in Kent in the next few days

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