BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 25. The IDEA
Affiliation, the Ministry of Ecology and Pure Sources, and WWF
Azerbaijan introduced 10 extra bison from Germany to Azerbaijan on
November 24 as a part of the bison reintroduction challenge, the press
service of the Ministry of Ecology and Pure Sources of
Azerbaijan informed Development.
The imported bison might be stored in enclosures for a while and
after the variation interval, they are going to be launched within the territory
of Shahdagh.
Because the finish of 2012 IDEA, the Ministry of Ecology and Pure
Sources, and the Azerbaijani workplace of the World Wildlife Fund
(WWF) have been working intensively on the reintroduction of bison
into the nation’s wild.
In accordance with the Cooperation Settlement signed between IDEA
Public Affiliation and Shahdag Nationwide Park, 305 hectares have
been allotted in Ismayilli part of Shahdag Nationwide Park for
the restoration of the inhabitants of extinct bison and their
reintroduction to the nation’s wildlife, in addition to for breeding
different species of untamed animals for scientific functions, and a
advanced for breeding and launch of bison into the wild has been
constructed on the territory.
Since Could 2019, bison from Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands
have been imported to Azerbaijan. Twelve bison have been imported in
2019, 5 in 2020, 9 in 2021, and 10 in 2022. Together with the
pure improve, the variety of bison within the territory of Shahdag
Nationwide Park has now reached 61 bison.
The challenge is deliberate to proceed till 2028 and produce the
variety of bison to 100.
After the bison adapt for 2 years, they’re launched into the
wild. On the similar time, a GPS collar is hooked up to the animals’
necks to trace their motion paths and acquire data on
their residing habits at a later stage.
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