Posted on November, 11 2015

In a bid to boost populations of one of the six endangered sturgeon species in the Danube River, WWF released 50,000 sterlet sturgeons (Acipenser ruthenus) in recent months in Bulgarian waters, each sterlet tagged to help identify their movements and key habitats for better protection.

And 14 European bison, Europe’s largest land mammal, were released in the Tarcu Mountains Natura 2000 site in the southern Carpathians – the second release in a year. The aim is to build a viable population of 300 bison by 2024. The species became extinct in the wild in 1927, but from 54 bison in captivity a new population has been
created, and groups are being reintroduced into the wild where they help maintain natural processes.