The last wild wisent in the world was killed by poachers here in 1927. The wisents were reintroduced several decades later.

The Western Caucasus is a natural UNESCO World Heritage Site situated 50 km to the north from the Russian resort of Sochi and comprising the extreme western edge of the Caucasus Mountains. As stated by the UNESCO specialists, it is the only large mountain area in Europe that has not experienced significant human impact. Its habitats are exceptionally varied for such a small area, ranging from lowlands to glaciers. Binomial name Bison bonasus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Wisent (pronounced vE-zent) is the European bison, species Bison bonasus. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1946. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ... Sochi Coat of Arms, adopted on 15 June 1967 Sochi (Russian: Со́чи) is the most popular Russian resort, situated in the Krasnodar Krai, near the Russian border with Abkhazia, Georgia. ... This article is about the terrestrial mountain range. ... Disambiguation: For the region of Scotland please see Scottish Lowlands Lowlands, also known as A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise, is a music festival, held annually in the Netherlands in August. ... Austrias longest glacier, the Pasterze, winds its 8 km (5 mile) route at the foot of Austrias highest mountain, the Grossglockner. ...

The area corresponds to the Caucasian Natural Reserve, set up by the Soviet government in 1924 to preserve some 85m-high specimens of the Nordmann Fir, thought to be the tallest trees in Europe. About a third of its high mountain species of plants are recognized as endemic. The Western Caucasus is also the place of origin and of reintroduction of the Wisent (European Bison). 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Binomial name Abies nordmanniana (Steven) Spach Nordmann Fir Abies nordmanniana is a fir native to the mountains south and east of the Black Sea, in Turkey, Armenia, Georgia and the Russian Caucasus. ... A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... Endemic, in a broad sense, can mean belonging or native to, characteristic of, or prevalent in a particular geography, race, field, area, or environment; Native to an area or scope. ... Binomial name Bison bonasus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Wisent (pronounced vE-zent) is the European bison, species Bison bonasus. ...

External links

• Western Caucasus as a World Heritage Site
• Russian page about the Western Caucasus