Bovines

WHS where Bovines can be found in the wild. It is restricted to members of the Tribe Bovini ("wild cattle") as per wiki.

Ecology

Connected Sites

Site Rationale Link
Białowieża Forest home to the largest free-roaming population of European Bison (OUV)
Chitwan National Park Gaur (Indian Bison)
Garamba National Park A very large population of African buffalo also display intermediary forms between the forest buffalo ... and the savannah buffalo. (OUV)
Ivindo National Park African forest buffalo (Nomination file, p. 60)
Kaeng Krachan Forest Guar Bull in Kui Buri NP
Kahuzi-Biega National Park Forest buffalo
Kaziranga National Park Gaur (Indian Bison), wild water buffalo
Kenya Lake System African Buffalo (UNEP-WCMC)
Lena Pillars Wood Bison (introduced)
Lopé-Okanda African forest buffalo (UNEP-WCMC)
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Gaur (Indian Bison)
Manovo-Gounda St. Floris African buffalo
Okapi Wildlife Reserve Forest buffalo
Primeval Beech Forests bison (in Slovakia/Ukraine) (UNEP-WCMC)
Qinghai Hoh Xil Wild yak
Selous Game Reserve African Buffalo
Serengeti 70,000 buffalos (OUV)
Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng wild Indian water buffalo
Victoria Falls African savanna buffalo
W-Arly-Pendjari Complex West African savanna buffalo
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park American bison
Western Caucasus Place of origin and of reintroduction of the Caucasian Wisent (European bison)
Western Ghats Indian bison or gaur - Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary is known as Bison Sanctuary
Wood Buffalo National Park Wood Bison live there
Yellowstone American bison of the Plains bison subspecies

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