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jctwok t1_it8j1wx wrote

Is it "wild" if it's in a 200 acre enclosure?

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Gisschace t1_it9ddwv wrote

There aren’t really any truly wild areas left in the UK, almost all of it is managed in some way.

The reason for the enclosure is more for their protection as they’re big beasts and if they wander on to a road or something then it won’t be good for anyone.

The ‘rewild’ bit comes from the work the bison are here to do, which is rewild ancient woodland.

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jctwok t1_ita9o8e wrote

I know. I was just thinking it would be nice to see them released somewhere larger, like the Knepp estate.

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grab-n-g0 OP t1_it910au wrote

>The bison are currently in a five-hectare (12-acre) enclosure, as they adapt to their new lives and their health is closely monitored. They will be moved to an area of 50-hectare (124 acres) next and then, next summer, the full 200-hectare site (494 acres).

Ehm, rewilding is the goal.

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Aton985 t1_itkid17 wrote

They're going to be introduced into increasingly larger enclosures as the herd grows I think

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