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Dead European bison female. Photo: Karsten Reiners
March 19, 2019

Goodbye for dead European bison female

At the end of 2018 the oldest cow of the Kraansvlak herd passed away. The animal was found short after death by one of the park rangers from the bison project from PWN and ARK Nature. This offered the unique possibility to monitor what would happen after her death.

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March 4, 2019

First Smart Park in Europe

Kraansvlak is the first nature reserve in Europe that is equipped with a Smart Parks network. By using smart sensor technology we can now gather more information about the behavior of large grazers.

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