December 19, 2018
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European bison Kraansvlak on the move
Seven European bison from Kraansvlak, part of National Park Zuid-Kennemerland near the beach town of Zandvoort, are being relocated to Spain. In three Spanish nature areas they
November 11, 2018
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Kraansvlak offers European bison varied autumn menu
Since 2007, European bison live in the Kraansvlak dune area, part of Zuid-Kennemerland National Park, in a project led by PWN and ARK Nature. From the start of this first bison
August 19, 2018
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European bison get used to visitors
Commissioned by ARK Nature, Utrecht University studied the responsive behaviour of European bison to various types of recreationists. The research shows that bison and visitors go
August 5, 2018
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Kraansvlak contributes to conservation European bison
This year four bison calves have been born in Kraansvlak, a coastal dune area that is part of Zuid-Kennemerland National Park. Including the new-borns, the herd counts 26 bison.
July 27, 2018
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International attention bison project
The past months our bison project in Kraansvlak received attention from several international media. Since the start of the project in 2007 sharing our experiences has been an
May 31, 2018
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Double birth news from Kraansvlak
Wednesday May 30th, the first bison calf of this year was spotted by a ranger and two researchers during a routine round in Kraansvlak, part of National Park Zuid-Kennemerland. It
May 13, 2018
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BISON HAIR USED AS BEDDING IN BIRD NESTS
Since 2013 in breeding season, bird nests in Zuid-Kennemerland National Park are being analysed by PWN. Since 2016, also nest material is studied to gain additional insight. The
April 11, 2018
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RECORD NUMBER OF VISITORS BISON TRAIL
The annual opening - for the 6th time in a row - of the Bison trail in Kraansvlak during the past winter season shows once again that there is a lot of interest for the imposing
February 20, 2018
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Many visitors Kraansvlak in jubilee year
In 2017 it was ten years ago that the European bison project Kraansvlak started with the arrival of the first animals. Because of this anniversary, special activities were
February 4, 2018
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Kraansvlak study paves way for new European bison areas
Since the arrival of European bison -also known as wisent- in Dutch dune reserve Kraansvlak near Zandvoort in 2007, ecological research has been carried out in the project of PWN
January 31, 2018
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BISON POSITIONS OFFLINE DUE TO VISITORS NOT FOLLOWING GUIDELINES
Unfortunately, the last weeks we received more and more reports of visitors going off-trail in search for the bison herd in Kraansvlak. The Kraansvlak-area was designated decades
October 12, 2017
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Special edition 'Vakblad Natuur Bos Landschap'
This year it has been ten years ago that the first European bison have been released in Kraansvlak, part of National Park Zuid-Kennemerland. Because of this occasion, a special