The Grazing Fire Brigade
…grazing animals in open spaces and strips in the forest, act as natural firebreaks. This role of large herbivores was taken over during the last millennia by domesticated livestock. Until…
…grazing animals in open spaces and strips in the forest, act as natural firebreaks. This role of large herbivores was taken over during the last millennia by domesticated livestock. Until…
…of preserving and restoring natural habitats and wildlife populations, and who want to support and become involved in nature recovery themselves. Over the course of the last 18 months, James…
…an open, mosaic and woodland condition as a result of grazing. Yet rising levels of land abandonment, leading to a reduction in livestock numbers, mean that low-intensity grazing is increasingly…
…wildlife, while reintroduced herbivores now need no supplementary feeding due to the increased availability of natural grazing. “With the river now flowing freely, this project has proven that ecological river…
…more by natural processes, such as natural grazing and scavenging. Marking the occasion During the LIFE Vultures festival around 100 children took part in creative and educational workshops. Georgi Chakarov…
…can play a vital grazing role, opening up landscapes and enhancing biodiversity. To this effect, Rewilding Europe now supports natural grazing in 16 different pilot areas across nine countries. In…
…grazing! Natural grazing by large herbivores is another key natural process in the Mediterranean ecosystems, as well as being the most suitable way to mitigate the fire threat in the…
Natural grazing is a key ecological process that helps a myriad of species of half-open landscapes, and supports natural and mosaic forest landscapes less prone to fire. Juan Carlos Muños…
…rare and globally threatened species such as the aquatic warbler, great snipe, black-tailed godwit and common redshank. Without natural grazing by herbivores such as horses, these meadows eventually become overgrown…
…of 25 hectares of the fast growing eucalyptus forest into a natural oak forest and the recovery of 55 hectares of natural pastures through natural grazing of native domestic species,…