How bison, horses, and butterflies took over an abandoned Soviet military base

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• Where occupying Soviet troops once held exercises, massive bovines and other heavy beasts now munch on invasive plants that years ago took over a former military base in the Czech Republic.
• Conservationists released the animals in the area five years ago as part of an ambitious project to improve biodiversity, and they now hope to expand the sanctuary.
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MILOVICE, Czech Republic (AP) — Wild horses, bison and other big-hoofed animals once roamed freely in much of Europe. Now they are transforming a former military base outside the Czech capital in an ambitious project to improve biodiversity.

Where occupying Soviet troops once held exercises, massive bovines called tauros and other heavy beasts now munch on the invasive plants that took over the base years ago.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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