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Mar. 31 Soviet restoring the auroches: in 1947 there was an estimated 92 auroches in the world. These wild animals - European bison used to live nearly every where in Europe, but were exterminated or died out. Soviet scientists are now taking measures for preserving and restring this almost extinct breed. There are three reservations in the USSR : in the Northern Caucasus, in the belovezhakaya forest in Byelorussia and not far from Moscow. Every animal is careful guarded in the reservations, where they breed. seven years ago there were less than 10 aurochs in the Moscow reservation, today there are 25 of them photo shows an aurocchs photographed in a Moscow forest recently

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Aurochs Bison Byelorussia Careful Caucasus Estimated Exterminated Guarded Less Measures Nearly Preserving Reservation Reservations Restoring Scientists

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