'Gentle giants': rangers prepare for return of wild bison to UK

Animals arrive in Kent in spring 2022 and will create forest clearings - described as 'jet fuel for biodiversity'"When you see them in the wild, there's this tangible feeling of humility and respect," says Tom Gibbs, one of the UK's first two bison rangers. "The size of them instantly demands your respect, although they are quite docile. I wouldn't say they are scary, but you're aware of what they can do."The rangers will manage the first wild bison to roam in the UK for thousands of years when four animals arrive in north Kent in the spring of 2022. The bison are Europe's largest land animal - bulls can weigh a tonne - and were extinct in the wild a century ago, but are recovering through reintroduction projects across Europe. Continue reading...