Staatsbosbeheer haalt gallowayrunderen uit Drents natuurgebied: de wolf eet ze te vaak op Staatsbosbeheer stopt met het inzetten van gallowayrunderen als grote grazers in het Drentse natuurgebied Elperstroom. De reden: de wolf. Die heeft bijna de helft van de 120 dieren aangevallen of opge...

#Galloway cattle weren’t shaped by #predators. Without the physical defenses of wild bovines, they’re vulnerable where #wolves return.

www.volkskrant.nl/wetenschap/s...

#grazing #begrazing #largeherbivores

We looked at the great work done by #tcv and #friendsoflochshore #coppicing #conservation, considered #rewilding and #largeherbivores and did some #woodlandwildflower and #treepllanting using #naturalprotection methods.

We looked at the great work done by #tcv and #friendsoflochshore #coppicing #conservation, considered #rewilding and #largeherbivores and did some #woodlandwildflower and #treepllanting using #naturalprotection methods.

Yellowstone’s free-moving large bison herds provide a glimpse of their past ecosystem function Although momentum is building to restore bison across North America, most efforts focus on small, managed herds, leaving unclear how large, migrating herds shape landscapes and whether their effects e...

When given large areas to roam, bison create habitat heterogeneity and areas with enhanced nutrition that can support denser populations than are deemed sustainable by current management recommendations

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #restorationecology #largeherbivores #bison

New publication: #Vegetation dynamics following three decades of trophic #rewilding in the mesic grasslands of #Oostvaardersplassen. #biodiversity #darkdiversity #grazing #largeherbivores #plantdiversity #reintroductions #restoration
https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12805