Should the european bison be introduced in spain?
I´ve been researching about rewilding spain(my country) lately, and I want to open a debate to know what others think about this topic.
Thanks to the fossil record and prehistoric painting we know the now extincted stepparian bison (Bison priscus) habitated the iberian peninsula and many other countries in europe but ended up extinct around 10.000 years ago, hunting playing a major role in it, so the extinct bison could still be here since even with climate change it has habitat where it could fit in.
It closest living relative the european bison (Bison bonasus) is still wandering around and its already being raised up in our country in restricted areas, the thing is bisons have a interesting and unfilled role in Spain as eaters of woody plants also they do other ecosystem services that are being studied as seed dispersal.
Should the european bison be introduce? how will affect the bison the ecosystem and how it could react to the reduced number of carnivores on our land?