Endangered Species-European Bison

Because of my little sister, our family had a visit to Seoul Grand Park  Zoo, the biggest zoo in Korea.
Many people were out to enjoy the breezy autumn day.

Among the animals we explored, some endangered species got my attention.
First one was European Bison. I was familiar with American Bison which often appeared on many movies and TV programs. Bison was also a wildlife in Europe and threatened to be extinct was a news to me.

According to the information on the net, Out of mammals living on the European content, the European Bison is the largest. The European Bison once lived in the forests all over Europe, but as the human population grew, the forest were destroyed and European Bisons were hunted. They were also used as food in World War 1. They once became extinct in the 1920s.

About 50 European Bisons survived in zoos and wildlife parks. In the 1950s there was a movement to increase them and return them to the wild. They escaped extinction, just in time. However, even now, there are not too many European Bisons.