Water buffalo settled on Ermakiv island in the Ukrainian part of the Danube Delta in 2019 as part of rewilding efforts. They help to restore the natural grazing process on the island.
These animals are real landscape architects! Well adapted to wet conditions and rough vegetation, water buffalo's diet includes even young reeds. They support meadows and channels, thin out bushes, and even feed on invasive species.
Buffaloes dig the soil, leave dung, create puddles, which provides space for many insects, amphibians and other animals to live. In their fur and digestive system, they transport the seeds of more than 200 plant species.
