Emma the Curious 🧐 on Nostr: Furnished with leaky backpacks stuffed with wildflower seeds, dogs are being let ...

Furnished with leaky backpacks stuffed with wildflower seeds, dogs are being let loose on an urban nature reserve just outside Lewes, east Sussex. The idea is that they mimic an ecological role vacated by wolves, when the latter was driven to extinction in the UK in the 18th century. Wolves unwittingly collected seeds in their fur and deposited them all over the UK, creating new colonies of plants.

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https://www.positive.news/environment/doggy-bags-packed-with-seeds-to-help-rewild-nature-reserve-in-england/