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Fra motorvejs rastepladsen Gudenå Øst, E45, er der adgang til det 119 ha store vådområde Vorup Enge.

Vorup Enge var i flere tusinde år en del af Gudenåens indlandsdelta. Området bestod af en lang række øer, der var dækket af rørskov og eng. Disse øer blev oversvømmet af Gudenåen ved højvande og var blottede ved lavvande.

I 1951 blev Vorup Enge afskåret fra Gudenåen med diger, og arealerne blev kunstigt afvandet med pumper. Området blev herefter dyrket med korn eller afgræsset af kreaturer.

I 2003 blev Vorup Enge ført tilbage til tiden før digerne. Formålet var at gensabe et vådområde til gavn for dyreliv og planter og at mindske kvælstofudvaskningen til Gudenåen og Randers Fjord.

I sommerhalvåret afgræsses den østlige del af området af gamle danske landracer. Den vestlige del, tæt ved dette waymark, afgræsses året rundt af den gamle europæiske bisonokse. Den europæiske bison var tidligere en udbredt art i Europa.

I begyndelsen af 1900-tallet var der stadig vildtlevende bestande i Bialoweza-skoven i Polen og i Kaukasus. 1. Verdenskrig gjorde en ende på den polske bestand, og den kaukasiske bestand uddøde snart efter.

Tilbage var kun 56 dyr i zoologiske haver, og fra disse dyr stammer den nuværende bestand af europæisk bison. Gennem et internationalt avlssamarbejde i zoologiske haver er antallet kommet op over 3000, og ved udsætning er det lykkedes at etablere levedygtige bestande i beskyttede områder.

From motorway rest area Gudenaa East, E45, there is access to the 119-hectare wetland Vorup Enge.

Vorup Enge was for several thousand years a part of The Gudenå inland delta. The area consisted of a large number of islands that were covered with reeds and meadows. These islands were flooded by Gudenåen at high tide and was exposed at low tide.

In 1951, Vorup Enge was cut off from Gudenåen by dikes and the areas were artificially drained by pumps. The area was then cultivated with cereals or grazed by cattle.

In 2003 Vorup Enge was restored to the time before the dikes. The aim was to restore a wetland for the benefit of wildlife and plants and to reduce nitrogenleaching to the river.

During the summer half-year the eastern pastures are grazed by old landraces of Danish domestic animals, among others. The western part, near this Waymark, are grazed year-round by the old European bison. The European bison was formerly a common species in Europe.

In the early 1900s there were still wild populations in Bialoweza forest in Poland and in the Caucasus. World War I put an end to the Polish population and the Caucasian population became extinct soon after.

There was only 56 animals in zoos, and from these animals originated the current population of European bison. Through an international breeding cooperation in zoos, the number has exceeded 3000, and the cooperation has managed to establish viable populations in protected areas.

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