Status Vulnerable

Population Trend

Increasing


Type

Mammal


Location(s)

Belarus
Lithuania
Poland
Romania
Russia
Slovakia
Ukraine
Kyrgyzstan


Number of Individuals Remaining

1,800 in the wild
1,400 in captivity
(as of 2004)


Threats

Habitat degradation due to agricultural activity and forest logging
Hunting and poaching
Conflict and political instability




Where Joel Photographed the European Wisent
Madrid Zoo
Madrid, Spain





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