The Once-Extinct Aurochs May Soon Roam Europe Again
Jan 26, 2022 · For more than a decade now, scientists have been seeking to bring back this keystone species—and they’re getting close. While the aurochs themselves may be gone, their genes live on in most...
Aurochs: back from extinction to rewild Europe - mossy.earth
Aurochs, the extinct ancestor of modern cattle, are being brought back to life to engineer and rewild our landscapes. This mega cow from the past roamed across Europe, Asia, and North Africa for 2 millions years shaping ecosystems.
Aurochs - Wikipedia
The aurochs (Bos primigenius) (/ ˈ ɔː r ɒ k s / or / ˈ aʊ r ɒ k s /, plural aurochs or aurochsen) is an extinct species of bovine, considered to be the wild ancestor of modern domestic cattle.
Reviving a Long-Gone Ancient Species: Bringing Back the Aurochs …
In recent years, scientists have been trying to bring back the aurochs from extinction by using modern technology and selective breeding. Two projects are leading this effort: the Tauros Programme in the Netherlands and the Auerrind Project in Germany.
The Story of the Aurochs Is More Complicated Than We Thought
Dec 12, 2024 · The wild aurochs survived into the modern era. The last-known individual, a female, died of natural causes in Poland in 1627, making her contemporary with Galileo and the Plymouth colony...
Return of the Aurochs - Discover Magazine
Jun 19, 2017 · Together they’re “back-breeding” modern cattle to take on aurochs-like traits — like menacing horns and stripes along their backs — and then introducing herds of these doppelganger herbivores into landscapes where aurochs once roamed.
Tauros - Rewilding Europe
The aurochs was an impressive animal, perfectly adapted to the diversity of landscape it inhabited, ranging from open steppes and semi-deserts to more savannah-like landscapes, marshlands, several kinds of forest and mountains far above the timberline.
Prehistoric aurochs are back from extinction and spreading across ...
Feb 19, 2024 · How can we bring aurochs back if they’re extinct? The answer is that they haven’t been cloned – they’ve been brought back by ‘back-breeding’ from primitive domestic cattle. Scientists led by Goderie identified six breeds from Italy, Portugal and Spain that they would use in order to produce an animal that was as close in appearance ...
The quest to revive extinct Aurochs to restore ancient lands
Oct 6, 2017 · Bringing back aurochs is a competitive and ambitious venture aiming at recreating wilderness in Europe. But ethical and scientific questions linger.
Auerrind Project - Rewilding Europe
This rewilding project is focusing on natural grazing, back-breeding and scientific research on aurochs (an extinct species of large wild cattle). The ultimate goal of the back-breeding part of the project is to create a modern-day aurochs equivalent as closely as possible, from both a genetic and phenotypic perspective.