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The rewilding plan to bring extinct apex predators back to Britain
The aurochs fell extinct on these shores some 3,000 years ago and the last recorded aurochs died in Poland in 1627. Yet aurochs-like herbivores will soon be back in Britain.
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Barnyard Basics: Cattle history – wild cattle were domesticated about 10,000 years ago
Cattle and humans have an intertwined history; people have been raising cattle for meat and hides for thousands of years.
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From aurochs to burgers
More than a thousand cattle breeds found around the world can all be traced back to a common ancestor: the aurochs. Today, the scale of the dairy and beef industries has far-reaching consequences for ...