Megafauna Parks (W Palearctic)

A comprehensive list of every "megafauna" species that could be considered for rewilding projects in the W. Palearctic. All of these occurred within the region within the past 50.000 years and if they disappeared, they only did so after modern humans arrived. You can click any species which ...more ↓

Savannah Elephant ¹
Loxodonta africana

Asian Elephant ²
Elephas maximus

Rock Hyrax ³
Procavia capensis

Human ⁴
Homo sapiens

Barbary Macaque ⁵
Macaca sylvanus

Hamadryas Baboon ⁶
Papio hamadryas

Giraffe ⁷
Giraffa camelopardalis

Elk ⁸
Alces alces

Red Deer ⁹
Cervus elaphus

Wapiti ¹⁰
Cervus canadensis

Reindeer ¹¹
Rangifer tarandus

European Fallow Deer ¹²
Dama dama

Persian Fallow Deer ¹³
Dama mesopotamica

Western Roe Deer ¹⁴
Capreolus capreolus

Eastern Roe Deer ¹⁵
Capreolus pygargus

Water Buffalo ¹⁶
Bubalus bubalis

Cattle ¹⁷
Bos taurus

European Bison ¹⁸
Bison bonasus

Hartebeest ¹⁹
Alcelaphus buselaphus

Lesser Kudu ²⁰
Tragelaphus imberbis

Arabian Oryx ²¹
Oryx leucoryx

Scimitar-horned Oryx ²²
Oryx dammah

Addax ²³
Addax nasomaculatus

East African Oryx ²⁴
Oryx beisa

Cuvier's Gazelle ²⁵
Gazella cuvieri

Arabian Gazelle ²⁶
Gazella arabica

Mountain Gazelle ²⁷
Gazella gazella

Rhim Gazelle ²⁸
Gazella leptoceros

Dorcas Gazelle ²⁹
Gazella dorcas

Sand Gazelle ²⁷
Gazella marica

Goitered Gazelle ²⁰
Gazella subgutturosa

Red-fronted Gazelle ³⁰
Eudorcas rufifrons

Dama Gazelle ³¹
Nanger dama

Saiga ³²
Saiga tatarica

Northern Chamois ³³
Rupicapra rupicapra

Pyrenean Chamois ¹³
Rupicapra pyrenaica

Alpine Ibex ³⁴
Capra ibex

Nubian Ibex ³⁵
Capra nubiana

Iberian Ibex ³⁶
Capra pyrenaica

Wild Goat ³⁷
Capra aegagrus

West Caucasian Tur ³⁸
Capra caucasica

East Caucasian Tur ³⁹
Capra cylindricornis

Wild Sheep ⁴⁰
Ovis orientalis

Aoudad ⁴¹
Ammotragus lervia

Arabian Tahr ⁴²
Arabitragus jayakari

Muskox ⁴³
Ovibos moschatus

Wild Boar ⁴⁴
Sus scrofa

Dromedary Camel ⁴⁵
Camelus dromedarius

Hippopotamus ⁴⁶
Hippopotamus amphibius

North African White Rhinoceros † ⁴⁷
Ceratotherium mauritanicum

Asian Wild Ass ⁴⁸
Equus hemionus

African Wild Ass ⁴⁹
Equus africanus

Wild Horse ⁵⁰
Equus ferus

Polar Bear ⁵¹
Ursus maritimus

Brown Bear ⁵²
Ursus arctos

Wolverine ⁵³
Gulo gulo

Eurasian Otter ¹
Lutra lutra

Smooth-coated Otter ⁵⁴
Lutrogale perspicillata

Honey Badger ⁴⁷
Mellivora capensis

European Badger ⁵⁵
Meles meles

Southwest Asian Badger ⁵⁶
Meles canescens

Aardwolf ⁵⁷
Proteles cristatus

Spotted Hyena ⁵⁸
Crocuta crocuta

Striped Hyena ⁵⁹
Hyaena hyaena

Tiger ⁶⁰
Panthera tigris

Lion ⁶¹
Panthera leo

Leopard ⁶²
Panthera pardus

Cheetah ⁶³
Acinonyx jubatus

Caracal ⁶⁴
Caracal caracal

Serval ⁶⁵
Leptailurus serval

Eurasian Lynx ⁶⁶
Lynx lynx

Iberian Lynx ⁶⁷
Lynx pardinus

Jungle Cat ⁶⁸
Felis chaus

European Wildcat ⁶⁹
Felis silvestris

African Wildcat ⁷⁰
Felis lybica

Pallas' Cat ⁷¹
Otocolobus manul

White-tailed Mongoose ⁷²
Ichneumia albicauda

Egyptian Mongoose ⁷³
Herpestes ichneumon

Gray Wolf ⁷⁴
Canis lupus

African Golden Wolf ⁶⁴
Canis anthus

Dhole ⁷⁵
Cuon alpinus

Golden Jackal ⁵⁹
Canis aureus

Red Fox ⁷⁶
Vulpes vulpes

Rüppell's Fox ⁷⁷
Vulpes rueppellii

Corsac Fox ⁷⁸
Vulpes corsac

Arctic Fox ⁷⁹
Vulpes lagopus

Eurasian Beaver ⁸⁰
Castor fiber

Bobak Marmot ⁸¹
Marmota bobak

Alpine Marmot ⁸²
Marmota marmota

Crested Porcupine ⁸³
Hystrix cristata

Indian Crested Porcupine ⁸⁴
Hystrix indica

Brown Hare ⁸⁵
Lepus europaeus

Mountain Hare ⁸⁶
Lepus timidus

Cape Hare ⁸⁷
Lepus capensis

Granada Hare ⁸⁸
Lepus granatensis

Broom Hare ⁸⁸
Lepus castroviejoi

Apennine Hare ⁸⁹
Lepus corsicanus

European Straight-tusked Elephant † ⁹⁰
Palaeoloxodon antiquus

Woolly Mammoth † ⁹⁰
Mammuthus primigenius

Neanderthal † ⁹¹
Homo neanderthalensis

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Megafauna Parks (W Palearctic)

Savannah Elephant 1 Loxodonta africana

Asian Elephant 2 Elephas maximus

Rock Hyrax 3 Procavia capensis

Human 4 Homo sapiens

Barbary Macaque 5 Macaca sylvanus

Hamadryas Baboon 6 Papio hamadryas

Giraffe 7 Giraffa camelopardalis

Elk 8 Alces alces

Red Deer 9 Cervus elaphus

Wapiti 10 Cervus canadensis

Reindeer 11 Rangifer tarandus

European Fallow Deer 12 Dama dama

Persian Fallow Deer 13 Dama mesopotamica

Western Roe Deer 14 Capreolus capreolus

Eastern Roe Deer 15 Capreolus pygargus

Water Buffalo 16 Bubalus bubalis

Cattle 17 Bos taurus

European Bison 18 Bison bonasus

Hartebeest 19 Alcelaphus buselaphus

Lesser Kudu 20 Tragelaphus imberbis

Arabian Oryx 21 Oryx leucoryx

Scimitar-horned Oryx 22 Oryx dammah

Addax 23 Addax nasomaculatus

East African Oryx 24 Oryx beisa

Cuvier's Gazelle 25 Gazella cuvieri

Arabian Gazelle 26 Gazella arabica

Mountain Gazelle 27 Gazella gazella

Rhim Gazelle 28 Gazella leptoceros

Dorcas Gazelle 29 Gazella dorcas

Sand Gazelle 27 Gazella marica

Goitered Gazelle 20 Gazella subgutturosa

Red-fronted Gazelle 30 Eudorcas rufifrons

Dama Gazelle 31 Nanger dama

Saiga 32 Saiga tatarica

Northern Chamois 33 Rupicapra rupicapra

Pyrenean Chamois 13 Rupicapra pyrenaica

Alpine Ibex 34 Capra ibex

Nubian Ibex 35 Capra nubiana

Iberian Ibex 36 Capra pyrenaica

Wild Goat 37 Capra aegagrus

West Caucasian Tur 38 Capra caucasica

East Caucasian Tur 39 Capra cylindricornis

Wild Sheep 40 Ovis orientalis

Aoudad 41 Ammotragus lervia

Arabian Tahr 42 Arabitragus jayakari

Muskox 43 Ovibos moschatus

Wild Boar 44 Sus scrofa

Dromedary Camel 45 Camelus dromedarius

Hippopotamus 46 Hippopotamus amphibius

North African White Rhinoceros † 47 Ceratotherium mauritanicum

Asian Wild Ass 48 Equus hemionus

African Wild Ass 49 Equus africanus

Wild Horse 50 Equus ferus

Polar Bear 51 Ursus maritimus

Brown Bear 52 Ursus arctos

Wolverine 53 Gulo gulo

Eurasian Otter 1 Lutra lutra

Smooth-coated Otter 54 Lutrogale perspicillata

Honey Badger 47 Mellivora capensis

European Badger 55 Meles meles

Southwest Asian Badger 56 Meles canescens

Aardwolf 57 Proteles cristatus

Spotted Hyena 58 Crocuta crocuta

Striped Hyena 59 Hyaena hyaena

Tiger 60 Panthera tigris

Lion 61 Panthera leo

Leopard 62 Panthera pardus

Cheetah 63 Acinonyx jubatus

Caracal 64 Caracal caracal

Serval 65 Leptailurus serval

Eurasian Lynx 66 Lynx lynx

Iberian Lynx 67 Lynx pardinus

Jungle Cat 68 Felis chaus

European Wildcat 69 Felis silvestris

African Wildcat 70 Felis lybica

Pallas' Cat 71 Otocolobus manul

White-tailed Mongoose 72 Ichneumia albicauda

Egyptian Mongoose 73 Herpestes ichneumon

Gray Wolf 74 Canis lupus