Sunday, 30 April 2023

Mini Rewilding in SW France

Rewilding doesn't always have to involve bringing in large animals, like the European beaver, the European lynx or the wolf. Sixty, ball-rolling dung beetles have recently been released in the marshy forests of Etang de Cousseau in South-West France (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/30/france-first-dung-beetle-reintroduction-rewilding-aoe). The dung beetles will feed on the waste ('cow pats) produced by the numerous wild cattle now inhabiting that location's dunes. The beetle's activity should greatly facilitate recycling in this developing ecosystem. Dunes are systems that show rapid transformation. Sometimes, it's the little changes that produce the biggest results!
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