
About this Episode
The European bison, once on the brink of extinction with fewer than 60 individuals remaining, has made a remarkable recovery thanks to decades of conservation and rewilding efforts. Today, around 7,000 roam freely across Europe, making it one of the continent’s greatest wildlife success stories. Beyond survival, their return is transforming ecosystems—opening up forests, increasing biodiversity, and even helping store carbon in the soil. Their comeback shows how restoring a single species can have wide-reaching benefits for nature and climate resilience.


