After nearly going extinct in the 20th century, the European bison was saved by reintroduction projects

After nearly going extinct in the 20th century, the European bison was saved by reintroduction projects

 Wojtek RADWANSKI

Three wild European bison died on Sunday morning after being hit by a train in Poland's vast UNESCO-listed Bialowieza Forest in the east, the local police told AFP. 

According to a police spokesman, a herd of Europe's largest mammals, whose male specimens can reach 900 kilograms (nearly 2,000 pounds), crossed onto the train tracks as a locomotive carrying some 50 passengers between Bialystock and Warsaw aboard was steaming ahead. 

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