books.google.ca - The European bison, the largest herbivore in Europe, was once widely distributed throughout western, central and south-eastern Europe. But by the end of the 19th century there were only two populations left in the the wild, this drastic decline caused by competition for food from deer, cattle grazing...http://books.google.ca/books/about/European_Bison_Bison_Bonasus.html?id=GBTqfSovBacC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareEuropean Bison (Bison Bonasus)