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Mar. 02 Soviet Restoring The Aurochs: In 1947 there were an estimated 93 Aurochs in the world. These wild animals - European bison - used to live nearly everywhere in Europe, but were exterminated or died out. Soviet scientists are now taking measures for preserving and restoring this almost extinct breed. There are three reservations in the USSR: in the Northen Caucasus, in the Belovezhskaya forest in Byelorussia and not far from Moscow. Every animal is carefully guarded in the reservations, where they breed. Seven years aog there were less than 10 animals in the Moscow reservation, today there are 25 of them. Photo Shows: A family of Aurochs seen in a Moscow forest recently

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Aurochs Bison Byelorussia Carefully Caucasus Estimated Everywhere Exterminated Guarded Less Measures Nearly Northen Preserving Reservation Reservations Restoring Scientists

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