2020 recap, and why it wasn’t actually that bad

It seems like where ever I go, I can still see comments on how awful 2020 was. And sure, it didn’t go as I thought it would. Pretty much all of my plans and goals got thrown out of the window due to the pandemic. At the beginning of the year, I was supposed to go on a Freediving trip but broke my toe so … Continue reading 2020 recap, and why it wasn’t actually that bad

Henna MetzJanuary 20, 20211 Comment

Wisent, or a european bison, looking into the camera in the dunes of Kraansvlak in the Netherlands. Photographed by Henna Metz.

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The European Bison in the Netherlands

The European bison, or the Wisent, is the largest land mammal that still exists in Europe. Their habitat used to cover large parts of Europe but due to hunting, poaching, loss of habitat due to land cultivation, and competition with domestic cattle, their numbers started to decline. The last wild European bison in the world was killed by poachers in 1927 in the western Caucasus. … Continue reading The European Bison in the Netherlands

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2020 recap, and why it wasn’t actually that bad

The European Bison in the Netherlands