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Project aims to bring back ancient cattle breed from extinction

Tauros cattle have been bred from ancient domestic cattle breeds to be as similar as possible to the extinct aurochs

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
clock • 1 min read
Project aims to bring back ancient cattle breed from extinction

A herd of tauros cattle could be released on the Dundreggan estate in the Scottish Highlands as part of a project led by rewilding charity Trees for Life. Cattle Tauros have been bred from ancient...

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