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After thousands of years, wild bison are being reintroduced to a forest near Canterbury, England. These European bison can grow to be more than six feet tall and can weigh over a ton. As part of the Wilder Blean project, the bison will be returned to West Blean and Thornden Woods, a forest predominated mostly by pine trees from commercial planting during the 1970s. With the wild bison, shrubs will be trampled upon, making way for newer plant species. Insects, reptiles, and birds can follow suit. "With this project, we're going to prove the impact bison in the wild can have on the environment," Paul Whitfield, director general of Wildwood Trust, said. "Not only this, but we’re giving people in the UK -- for the first time in over a thousand years -- the chance to experience bison in the wild." The Wilder Blean project intends reintroduced ponies, Iron Age pigs, and Longhorn cattle to boost biodiversity.
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