Europe's New Wild

The European Bison

Rarer than the white rhino, there are now around 7,000 wild and captive European bison. After their numbers dwindled, 12 were carefully bred in order to keep the gene line going.

The European Bison

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    The Land of the Snow and Ice

    S1 E3 - 48m 29s

    Sami reindeer herders and modern conservationists are teaming up in a bid to save one of Europe’s wildest frontiers. Through ice and snow, the link between man and wild is being reforged.

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    Europe's Amazon

    S1 E4 - 48m 29s

    The Danube is the largest preserved wetland on the continent, a sanctuary for thousands of species -many are the last of their kind. Conservationists are working to preserve and restore these precious habitats before it’s too late.

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    Return of the Titans

    S1 E2 - 48m 30s

    In Europe’s Carpathian mountains, the introduction of Bison is helping numerous other species to thrive, while just beyond this mountainous region, Gray Wolves are staging an astonishing return.

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