At the Visitor Center of the Danube Biosphere Reserve,
Tetiana Balatska and pupils of the Vilkovo Secondary
School #2 watched the video "Rewilding in the Danube Delta" and
talked about wilder nature, wildlife comeback and nature-based economy in their
region.
The children learned that thanks to rewilding efforts,
large herbivores such as wild horses, water buffalo, European fallow deer,
predators such as eagle owl, and other keystone species that have long
disappeared or are nearly extinct from the region are returning to the Danube
Delta. Among the latter is the Dalmatian pelican, an ambassador of the healthy
and well-connected wetlands in Europe. The restoration of the floodplains is
also helping to increase the sturgeon population in the Danube.
The pupils enthusiastically discussed the future that
rewilding offers hope for: a future in which wildlife and people of the region
live together in harmony.
The World Rewilding Day events laid the groundwork for
an educational campaign that will soon be launched in the Danube Delta.
Find out more about World Rewilding Day https://bit.ly/WRDintheDD
