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  1. Eye of the Bison

    I didn’t know there were bison at Fota Wildlife Park, but near the end of my walk there with Henry we stopped at a field containing these large beasts! I wonder if they were overheating in their winter coats in the warm April sunshine, but I suspect the cold wind that blew throu...

    inphotos.org/2026/04/27/eye-of

    #bison #conservation #Cork #EuropeanBison #FotaWildlifePark #Ireland #mammals #Photo #Photography #telephoto #WildlifePhotography #wisent

  2. Eye of the Bison

    I didn’t know there were bison at Fota Wildlife Park, but near the end of my walk there with Henry we stopped at a field containing these large beasts! I wonder if they were overheating in their winter coats in the warm April sunshine, but I suspect the cold wind that blew throu...

    inphotos.org/2026/04/27/eye-of

    #bison #conservation #Cork #EuropeanBison #FotaWildlifePark #Ireland #mammals #Photo #Photography #telephoto #WildlifePhotography #wisent

  3. Eye of the Bison

    I didn’t know there were bison at Fota Wildlife Park, but near the end of my walk there with Henry we stopped at a field containing these large beasts! I wonder if they were overheating in their winter coats in the warm April sunshine, but I suspect the cold wind that blew throu...

    inphotos.org/2026/04/27/eye-of

    #bison #conservation #Cork #EuropeanBison #FotaWildlifePark #Ireland #mammals #Photo #Photography #telephoto #WildlifePhotography #wisent

  4. Eye of the Bison

    I didn’t know there were bison at Fota Wildlife Park, but near the end of my walk there with Henry we stopped at a field containing these large beasts! I wonder if they were overheating in their winter coats in the warm April sunshine, but I suspect the cold wind that blew throu...

    inphotos.org/2026/04/27/eye-of

    #bison #conservation #Cork #EuropeanBison #FotaWildlifePark #Ireland #mammals #Photo #Photography #telephoto #WildlifePhotography #wisent

  5. Eye of the Bison

    I didn’t know there were bison at Fota Wildlife Park, but near the end of my walk there with Henry we stopped at a field containing these large beasts! I wonder if they were overheating in their winter coats in the warm April sunshine, but I suspect the cold wind that blew throu...

    inphotos.org/2026/04/27/eye-of

    #bison #conservation #Cork #EuropeanBison #FotaWildlifePark #Ireland #mammals #Photo #Photography #telephoto #WildlifePhotography #wisent

  6. Eye of the Bison

    I didn't know there were bison at Fota Wildlife Park, but near the end of my walk there with Henry we stopped at a field containing these large beasts! I wonder if they were overheating in their winter coats in the warm April sunshine, but I suspect the cold wind that blew through at intervals cooled them down. TIL that every European bison alive today descends from just twelve individuals. The species was hunted to extinction in the wild by the 1920s. The last truly wild one was shot in […]

    inphotos.org/2026/04/27/eye-of

  7. Eye of the Bison

    I didn't know there were bison at Fota Wildlife Park, but near the end of my walk there with Henry we stopped at a field containing these large beasts! I wonder if they were overheating in their winter coats in the warm April sunshine, but I suspect the cold wind that blew through at intervals cooled them down. TIL that every European bison alive today descends from just twelve individuals. The species was hunted to extinction in the wild by the 1920s. The last truly wild one was shot in […]

    inphotos.org/2026/04/27/eye-of

  8. Eye of the Bison

    I didn't know there were bison at Fota Wildlife Park, but near the end of my walk there with Henry we stopped at a field containing these large beasts! I wonder if they were overheating in their winter coats in the warm April sunshine, but I suspect the cold wind that blew through at intervals cooled them down. TIL that every European bison alive today descends from just twelve individuals. The species was hunted to extinction in the wild by the 1920s. The last truly wild one was shot in […]

    inphotos.org/2026/04/27/eye-of

  9. Eye of the Bison

    I didn't know there were bison at Fota Wildlife Park, but near the end of my walk there with Henry we stopped at a field containing these large beasts! I wonder if they were overheating in their winter coats in the warm April sunshine, but I suspect the cold wind that blew through at intervals cooled them down. TIL that every European bison alive today descends from just twelve individuals. The species was hunted to extinction in the wild by the 1920s. The last truly wild one was shot in […]

    inphotos.org/2026/04/27/eye-of

  10. Eye of the Bison

    I didn't know there were bison at Fota Wildlife Park, but near the end of my walk there with Henry we stopped at a field containing these large beasts! I wonder if they were overheating in their winter coats in the warm April sunshine, but I suspect the cold wind that blew through at intervals cooled them down. TIL that every European bison alive today descends from just twelve individuals. The species was hunted to extinction in the wild by the 1920s. The last truly wild one was shot in […]

    inphotos.org/2026/04/27/eye-of

  11. Bison return to Portugal: 8 European #bison have been translocated to northern #Portugal as part of an ambitious #rewilding project geographical.co.uk/news/bison-

    "These huge #herbivores were once found across much of lowland #Europe, but hunting and habitat loss took their toll... Finally, in 1927 the last wild #EuropeanBison was shot in the Caucasus. Fortunately, 54 #animals did remain alive in captivity... Today, there are an estimated 9,000 wild bison living free in Europe"