Large, cattle-like tauros will shape landscape and strengthen wildlife as huge, extinct herbivore once did
The charity Trees for Life is releasing a herd of tauros into the Highlands as part of a research project to boost biodiversity, education and ecotourism.The charity Trees for Life is releasing a herd of tauros into the Highlands as part of a research project to boost biodiversity, education and ecotourism.
The heaviest of Europe’s land mammals after the woolly mammoth and woolly rhinoceros, aurochs disappeared from Britain around 1300BC. Habitat loss and hunting led to their extinction, with the last female having perished in Poland in 1627. The DNA of aurochs survives in some ancient cattle breeds.have sought to bring aurochs back to life
While classified as domestic cattle, tauros are similar in size to aurochs. Bulls can reach up to 180cm, compared with the 120cm maximum height of a Highland cow.have found that tauros are more active than other cattle, moving across landscapes in social groups and creating a mosaic of diverse habitats.
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