Fota Wildlife Park in Ireland has made a significant contribution towards saving lives of Europe's biggest land mammal by relocating them into the forest. The park deserved to be credited for avoiding the extinction of the rare species.

Two rare bison have been returned to wild by Fota Island. These two bison were actually born and raised in Fota Wildlife Park. They were outfitted with radio collars before relocating them to Vanatori Neamt Nature Park, so as to keep a continuous watch on them.

The wildlife nature park, located in the Carpathians, is an extensive mountain range that extends to six countries including Czech Republic, Hungary, and Romania.

In Eastern and Central Europe, the Carpathians is the last unspoiled region of this size. It plays a vital role in providing refuge for several endangered and rare species. The captive-raised bison has been kept with an existing flock of European bison. An announcement was made yesterday to reveal that the introduction of the latest bison has been incredibly successful.

The projects are aimed at re-establishing a feasible and self-sustaining herd of European bison with increased biodiversity in the area.

Fota Wildlife Park has been working in tandem with various animal parks in the United Kingdom, including Highland Wildlife Park in Scotland, Port Lympne, Inverness, Howletts Wild Animal Parks in Kent, and Aspinall Foundation. The only aim for which they all have been endeavoring is to prevent endangered species from reaching extinction.

Sean McKeown, who is the director of Fota Wildlife Park, said, "They were delighted to be involved in the project. It's great to see two young bison we have reared form part of this important reintroduction programme for this species that was once extinct in the wild in Romania". By the early 20th century, European bison were driven to extinction in the wild because of uncontrollable hunting and destruction of their habitat.