March 30, 2020
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Three wisent bulls transported to other herds
Three wisent bulls from the Kraansvlak herd were transported to other nature reserves in the Netherlands and Czech Republic on Friday last week. They will be replaced by a bull
September 2, 2019
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Bison trail open
From September 1st the bison trail reopened to public again. The herd is frequently seen from the yellow-marked trail. The European bison is part of the European Big Five. It's a
July 18, 2019
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European bison help song birds during breeding season
Research shows that passerine birds favour hair from the European bison’s winter coat for making their nests. These are the first results from a larger study on the breeding
July 16, 2019
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Difficult winter for European bison
Towards the end of the winter beginning of spring wild animals go through the most difficult period of the year. They have gone through several months with few resources available
May 17, 2019
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Almost 3,700 people walk the Kraansvlak dunes
Kraansvlak attracted large numbers of walkers last winter. Each month, about 925 people followed the yellow waymarked route. From the trail there is a chance to spot European bison
March 19, 2019
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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
March 4, 2019
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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
February 18, 2019
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Bison females passed away
Last January two European bison females passed away. One of them was years ago born here and the other one was part of the first group of bison that came from Poland in 2007.
January 24, 2019
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Bison trail open again
The Bison trail has been closed for public during the last weeks. This extra-ordinary decision was taken mainly because the number of visitors leaving the trail and going in search
January 4, 2019
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Oldest bison Kraansvlak passed away
Last week, the oldest European bison living in Kraansvlak has been found dead by one of the rangers of the project. The cow had passed away recently, at an age of nearly 18 years
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