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European Bison (Bison bonasus) at Highland Wildlife Park 2008

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European Bison (Bison bonasus) at Highland Wildlife Park 2008
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Surely one of the UK's most picturesque animal enclosures. Fantastic exhibit.
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Every enclosure at HWP, has a view to die for
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Is this the largest herd in the UK?
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What a shot and view!
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Is this the largest herd in the UK?
I think it must be - possibly by some distance (this isn't even the whole herd, as I recall).
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Thank you Maguari, I may look at ISIS and see how many they maintain there
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I think the only comparable herds in the British isles would be at Whipsnade and Fota
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Whipsnade's is quite a bit smaller than this - about 7 or 8 animals, from memory. Nice herd but nothing like Highland's.
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ISIS list HWP having 2 male & 12 females, it appears the largest herd in a zoo?.

Howetts lists only 4 male & 2 females?. I am sure Howletts used to hold a larger group than this?.

Whipsnade zoo lists 1 male & 4 females.
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Howetts lists only 4 male & 2 females?. I am sure Howletts used to hold a larger group than this?.
Possibly, but that sounds correct for what I saw at the end of July.
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Possibly, but that sounds correct for what I saw at the end of July.
Howlett's enclosure isn't big enough to support more I don't think.

This HWP group is very impressive as is the scenery. Is there any woodland in their enclosure though?
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There was a farm I saw on a Welsh tour last year Unfortunatly can't remember the name but will ask the friend I was with the weekend where it was but the herd I saw had well over 50 animals in it and there appeared to be 3 or maybe 4 more herds in other very large paddocks also on this farm there were at least large paddocks of yak about 30 in each.
If anyone knows the name of the farm I would be grateful, all I can remember is it's not far away from Betws - Y - Coed close to Snowdonian
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That would be American bison, I don't think anyone is farming European bison which are much rarer
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This HWP group is very impressive as is the scenery. Is there any woodland in their enclosure though?
The main reserve has no woodland as such, there are a few fenced off areas, that have been planted with native trees a few years ago, but this is basically an open exposed moorland, with a marsh area used by native waders etc
 
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