Russia's bison back after an age on ice

The Australian: Russia's bison back after an age on ice :

"The vast region, about five times the size of France, supplies almost a quarter of the world's rough diamonds and has 20 per cent of Russian gold reserves, as well as huge deposits of oil and gas. Local authorities are eager to diversify the regional economy, especially into tourism, to create jobs for the one million people living in Yakutia."

Another stunning example of how a person with inspiration can create an interactive project which entices those of like interest no matter where they live. The park at Yakutia is the brainchild of Sergei Zimov whose son, Nikita is helping him. The Canadians offered to donate 30 bison but the authorities in Yakutia couldn't afford the airfairs until now. Japanese experts are going to try to get DNA from the extinct mammoths in the area in the hope of reproducing them. It sounds wonderful and so interesting. Would be good to see pictures as it develops. Co operation at its best because it is recreating the planet and providing some interesting challenges for our level of expertise.