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Hundreds of Wild Donkeys Released Into a Dead Desert – 10 Years Changed Everything

Hundreds of Wild Donkeys Released Into a Dead Desert – 10 Years Changed Everything Join us as we explore an extraordinary environmental experiment where hundreds of wild donkeys were released into a once lifeless desert. What followed over the next decade completely transformed the land in ways no one expected. Discover how these animals reshaped the ecosystem, restored vegetation, improved soil health, and helped revive biodiversity in one of the harshest environments on Earth. Engage with Us: What do you think about using animals to restore damaged ecosystems? Leave a comment, like the video, and subscribe to Terran Works for more documentaries on ecosystems, rewilding, and environmental transformation! Terran Works brings you inside real-world restoration projects, revealing how nature, when given a chance, can recover and thrive again. 00:00 INTRO 01:10 Australia’s Fragile Ecology and Invasive Species 02:31 Donkeys: From Technical Solution to Abandonment 04:17 The Rise of Feral Donkeys 05:44 Ecological Damage: Soil, Plants, Biodiversity 07:38 Economic Losses and Ethical Debate 08:52 Aerial Control: Mustering and Culling from the Sky 10:14 Rethinking Donkeys in Land Restoration 11:29 Donkeys as Ecosystem Engineers 12:51 Limits and Risks of Donkey-Based Restoration 14:01 OUTRO #processing #ecosystems #donkey

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