A Spanish version of the beautifully illustrated, 160-page book about the aurochs and the Tauros Programme has just been released.   Back to the future As the ancestor of all…

…auroch depicted on the face, the team identified many other carved animals – including a female deer, an ibex and a female auroch followed by a calf – indicating just…

…biodiversity. Jeroen Helmer / ARK Nature     Back to the future The aurochs may be gone, but the descendants of the aurochs survive as domesticated cattle. Among them are…

…established an auroch research database which includes data from the radiocarbon dating of bone material from the Upper Rhine Valley, and the DNA testing of auroch remains developed in cooperation…

…that once roamed across Europe, such as the auroch (Bos primigenius, a type of wild ox) and the bison, inspired many stories designed to celebrate great medieval leaders, mark human…

…the aurochs in terms of genetics and appearance than their predecessors on the Lika Plains. Nino Salkic The auroch, which became extinct in the 1600s, once roamed across large parts…

…Zeus took the form of an aurochs bull to seduce and kidnap the beautiful princess Europa, thus founding Europe. The aurochs developed during what is called the Pleistocene and went…

…2017. Since then, several lynx releases have taken place in the rewilding landscape. Tauros Tauros, a breed close to the extinct auroch, graze on the Lika Plains. Stunning scenery The…

…on natural grazing, back-breeding and scientific research on aurochs (an extinct species of wild cattle). The ultimate goal of the back-breeding part of the project is to create (as closely…

…Foundation in the Tauros Programme. Nino Salkic Tauros are bovines that have been specifically back-bred to fulfil the ecological role of aurochs, an ancient wild bovine species that is now…