Nature: Yellowstone Park has the oldest and largest wild bison…

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Did you know? Yellowstone Park has the oldest and largest wild bison herd in the US — about 4,500 animals. They are direct descendants of the bison population that in 1900 numbered only ~25 individuals. The American bison was nearly extinct; today there are more than 30,000 again.

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Yellowstone Park has the oldest and largest wild bison herd in the US — about 4,500 animals. They are direct descendants of the bison population that in 1900 numbered only ~25 individuals. The American bison was nearly extinct; today there are more than 30,000 again.

Yellowstone Park heeft de oudste én grootste wilde bizonkudde van de VS — circa 4.500 dieren. Het zijn de directe nakomelingen van de bizonpopulatie die in 1900 nog uit slechts ~25 individuen bestond. De Amerikaanse bizon was bijna uitgeroeid; vandaag zijn er weer meer dan 30.000.

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