Fota Island returns two rare young bison to the wild

An Irish wildlife park has played a key role saving Europe’s largest land mammal from extinction.

Two rare European bison who were born and reared in Fota Wildlife Park in Cork are among six captive-bred female bison who have been relocated to the wild in Romania.

They have been monitored using radio-collars as they roamed through the Vanatori Neamt Nature Park since their arrival there last Wednesday.