Their star reintroduction however is a that Hramatik monitors on his frequent visits into the steppe: 35 characterful and voluble kulan, or wild donkeys.
A herd of kulans in an enclosure where they are being prepared for being released into the wild.
»I genuinely love nature and I feel deeply connected to this landscape,« Hramatik told Perspective Daily.
Before human settlement, the Tarutino Steppe was an ecosystem of dry temperate grassland on fertile soils called »chernozem« (black earth).
»Wetlands help communities adapt to climate and a healthy ecosystem also opens up the possibility of nature-based businesses, such as tourism.«.
Across the border in Romania, successes with bison rewilding offer a blueprint for the future of nature-based livelihoods in Ukraine.
Today, the local bison population stands at over 250, of which 105 were reintroduced and the remaining have been born in the wild. »
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