{"id":32206,"date":"2022-07-01T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wo-die-wasserbueffel-grasen\/"},"modified":"2022-08-10T11:32:45","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T09:32:45","slug":"where-the-water-buffalo-graze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/en\/where-the-water-buffalo-graze\/","title":{"rendered":"Where the water buffalo graze"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><strong>Very special ecosystem engineers are out and about in summer in the Erlache nature reserve near Bensheim: water buffalo. The local herbivore support group in the Bergstra\u00dfe district wants to reintroduce the animals, which were extinct in the region, because they open up the landscape and provide for healthier soils and more biodiversity.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a mighty animal: a good 1.5 metres high, weighing over 500 kilogrammes, with shaggy fur and large horns. It stands still between waving grasses, its legs completely disappearing among them. Only its jaws are constantly moving\u2014ruminating. A starling lands on its back and pecks at its fur. The water buffalo cow gives the starling free rein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"BorlabsCookie _brlbs-cb-youtube\"><div class=\"_brlbs-content-blocker\"> <div class=\"_brlbs-embed _brlbs-video-youtube\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_brlbs-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/plugins\/borlabs-cookie\/assets\/images\/cb-no-thumbnail.png\" alt=\"YouTube\"> <div class=\"_brlbs-caption\"> <p>Mit dem Laden des Videos akzeptieren Sie die Datenschutzerkl\u00e4rung von YouTube.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Mehr erfahren<\/a><\/p> <p><a class=\"_brlbs-btn _brlbs-icon-play-white\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Video laden<\/a><\/p> <p><label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"unblockAll\" value=\"1\" checked> <small>YouTube immer entsperren<\/small><\/label><\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><div class=\"borlabs-hide\" data-borlabs-cookie-type=\"content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-id=\"youtube\"><script type=\"text\/template\">PGlmcmFtZSB0aXRsZT0iV28gZGllIFdhc3NlcmLDvGZmZWwgZ3Jhc2VuIiB3aWR0aD0iNTAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjI4MSIgc3JjPSJodHRwczovL3d3dy55b3V0dWJlLW5vY29va2llLmNvbS9lbWJlZC93dklaTGJtZ3BwTT9mZWF0dXJlPW9lbWJlZCIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIGFsbG93PSJhY2NlbGVyb21ldGVyOyBhdXRvcGxheTsgY2xpcGJvYXJkLXdyaXRlOyBlbmNyeXB0ZWQtbWVkaWE7IGd5cm9zY29wZTsgcGljdHVyZS1pbi1waWN0dXJlOyB3ZWItc2hhcmUiIHJlZmVycmVycG9saWN5PSJzdHJpY3Qtb3JpZ2luLXdoZW4tY3Jvc3Mtb3JpZ2luIiBhbGxvd2Z1bGxzY3JlZW4+PC9pZnJhbWU+<\/script><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>An unusual scene: Water buffalo in the southern Hessian Ried.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The scene looks like something taken from a wildlife documentary about Asia. But we are in southern Hesse. In the Erlache nature reserve near Bensheim. \u201cHey, boss!\u201d, Gernot Heuser shouts out. He looks after the large animals together with his wife Beate Dillmann. In response, he gets a deep, creaking grunt. The mighty water buffalo cow slowly starts to move. The starling flies off. The cow heads straight for Gernot, who is holding a fat carrot in his hand. It takes the vegetable and chews it with relish. The cow knows Gernot and trusts him. The stranger next to him, however, receives a suspicious look from it. The cow is the boss here, responsible for the small herd of five water buffaloes grazing nearby: a male, three females and one young animal. And she takes the job seriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/082_wasserbueffel_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/082_wasserbueffel_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/082_wasserbueffel_web.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/082_wasserbueffel_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/082_wasserbueffel_web-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Beate Dillmann and Gernot Heuser look after the small herd.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Water buffalo have been grazing in southern Hesse again since 2014. Just like they did tens of thousands of years ago. Until the last ice age they were native in Central Europe. Then, the European water buffalo was wiped out. Researchers are not quite sure whether this was due to climate change or to human intervention. One thing is certain, though: Since the disappearance of the large herbivores, which include the aurochs, there has been a gap in our native ecosystem. The F\u00f6rderkreis Gro\u00dfe Pflanzenfresser support group in the Bergstra\u00dfe district wants to change this and reintroduce the large beasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Although their territory is only four hectares in size, you can see what the five water buffalo can achieve at the Erlache. Instead of a uniform meadow, different grasslands have come about. In the front, the meadow is almost completely trampled down. Small, ground-covering plants grow here. Farther away, the grass stands waist-high. A ditch filled with water cuts through the fenced area\u2014practically inaccessible due to the large number of bushes and shrubs. The five water buffalo have already cut some trails, letting more sunlight spill onto the ground. More than 100 different plant varieties are already growing here, as an expert found out on behalf of the association. \u201cThe area is developing very dynamically. We discover new plants almost every time we visit the place,\u201d Gernot says. Like the irises at the edge of the meadow. Or even orchids. \u201cAnd there are so many dragonflies. I\u2019ve never seen so many different types,\u201d Beate adds. As if summoned by magic, a bright-red scarlet dragonfly buzzes by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>We discover new plants almost every time<\/p><cite>Gernot Heuser<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Gernot was one of the initiators of the project. Its starting point was the Grasellenbach-centered SILEK project on an integrated rural development concept, which involves local residents in the development of new ideas for the community. Gernot has been active in the nature and landscape working group. Even as a child, he spent most of his time outdoors and observing animals. He even started breeding fire salamanders. Gernot has been committed to environmental protection and nature conservation for decades. The effects that climate change and industrial agriculture have on biodiversity have long concerned him. \u201cAnd I\u2019m always in favour of starting to change things in my own backyard first.\u201d The working group discussed ideas on how to keep the landscape around Grasellenbach open. After all, the alternation between meadows and forests is typical for the region. But wet meadows or steep slopes in particular are in danger of becoming overgrown and disappearing under blackberry bushes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/078_wasserbueffel_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/078_wasserbueffel_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/078_wasserbueffel_web.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/078_wasserbueffel_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/078_wasserbueffel_web-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Water buffalo love marshlands.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gernot came up with the idea to reintroduce water buffalo. They love marshland areas and are not fussy. \u201cThey eat stinging nettles and even knock down blackberry bushes,\u201d he explains. Their footprints are wide and deep, forming ideal little pools for amphibians in spring and creating open spaces. Their droppings are just as large\u2014paradise for insects like dung beetles. And the more insects and invertebrates return, the more amphibians, reptiles and birds feeding on them return as well. Gernot points south: \u201cOver there in the reeds, the leaf warbler is breeding.\u201d Again and again he pauses, listening for bird calls. \u201cListen, that was a common chiffchaff,\u201d he says, or, \u201ccan you hear the nightingale?\u201d A pair of binoculars and a camera are dangling around his neck. He wears long work trousers and gloves despite the hot weather\u2014always ready for a safari into the \u201cbrush.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/073_wasserbueffel_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/073_wasserbueffel_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/073_wasserbueffel_web.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/073_wasserbueffel_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/073_wasserbueffel_web-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2013, Gernot founded the F\u00f6rderkreis Gro\u00dfe Pflanzenfresser im Kreis Bergstra\u00dfe, a herbivore support group, together with fellow campaigners. Its chairman is Claus Kropp, who is the director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/en\/the-experiment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Freilichtlabor Lauresham<\/a> open-air laboratory located on the monastery grounds of Lorsch Abbey. He is also in charge of a back-breeding project for aurochs, which became extinct in the 17<sup>th<\/sup> century. Beate Dillmann is also a member of the association. \u201cI would never have thought that I could get excited about such big animals,\u201d she says. But since her husband took her to a conference on biodiversity one time, she has also been passionately committed to nature conservation. \u201cThat was a wake-up call for me. We simply cannot continue to treat our earth the way we do at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/054_wasserbueffel_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/054_wasserbueffel_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/054_wasserbueffel_web.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/054_wasserbueffel_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/054_wasserbueffel_web-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Visitors should not be afraid of the water buffalo, but should have due respect for the animal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the beginning, she admits, she always hid behind Gernot. However, she has always had great respect for the large animals. Their unhurried manner, the calm they radiate, it impressed her. Beate observes the herd, her gaze lingers on the calf that won\u2019t leave its mother\u2019s side. \u201cThis is Wilma. We were there the night she was born.\u201d Even today, you can still hear the excitement in her voice from back then. They were repairing a fence when the buffalo cow Gina started acting funny. \u201cJust two hours later, Wilma was born. Without any help from us at all. We just watched.\u201d She smiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/066_wasserbueffel_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/066_wasserbueffel_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31783\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/066_wasserbueffel_web.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/066_wasserbueffel_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/066_wasserbueffel_web-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The Calf Wilma rests in the shade. Mother Gina keeps watch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the animals are not always as peaceful as they are at the moment. \u201cIf they don\u2019t like something, you should really watch out,\u201d Beate says. This is one of the reasons why proper reintroduction to the wild is not on the agenda in southern Hesse. \u201cThe area is far too densely populated. It would only lead to conflicts,\u201d Gernot explains. More conflict than there is already. Not everyone was enthusiastic about the project at the beginning. Hunters feared that the large animals would drive away game. And some conservationists feared that they would destroy spawning grounds for amphibians.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/080_wasserbueffel_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/080_wasserbueffel_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/080_wasserbueffel_web.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/080_wasserbueffel_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/080_wasserbueffel_web-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Beate Dillmann is convinced that \u201cwe simply cannot continue to treat our earth the way we do at the moment.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Six years later, the dust has settled. More and more people realise that water buffalo fit well into this ecosystem and that they do not disturb, but actually enrich, the local flora and fauna. In winter they are kept around H\u00fcttenfeld, in summer around Bensheim\u2014so they don\u2019t graze a pasture down completely. \u201cWe also plan to bring the local community back into contact with these animals,\u201d Gernot explains. However, this is not so easy here in the nature reserve. \u201cBut we are happy to offer guided tours on request.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/052_wasserbueffel_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/052_wasserbueffel_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/052_wasserbueffel_web.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/052_wasserbueffel_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/052_wasserbueffel_web-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The water buffalo is not a house pet. But the boss makes an exception for Gernot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Of the 15 or so members of the association who take turns looking after the animals, Gernot has the best relationship with the buffalo herd. When he stands in the meadow, even the boss cow sometimes comes up to him and puts its head against his belly\u2014an invitation to stroke, which he gladly complies with. \u201cThey\u2019ve grown on us,\u201d he says. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t part with them anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/048_wasserbueffel_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/048_wasserbueffel_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/048_wasserbueffel_web.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/048_wasserbueffel_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/048_wasserbueffel_web-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gernot hopes that the small herd will soon be allowed to graze over even more area. And maybe even get a new addition. He points in the direction of the quarry pond where gravel is still being extracted. \u201cWhen the plant is shut down, the water buffalo territory could extend to the lake and further to the forest.\u201d 30 animals could then graze here, he imagines the scene, perhaps other cattle or horses as well\u2014and together they could create a pristine, diverse landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megaherbivoren.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.megaherbivoren.de<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wasserb\u00fcffel als Natursch\u00fctzer: Mit ihnen will der F\u00f6rderkreis Gro\u00dfe Pflanzenfresser im Kreis Bergstra\u00dfe f\u00fcr mehr Artenvielfalt sorgen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1518],"tags":[122,207,431,999,1109,1201,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834],"class_list":["post-32206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-animal-like","tag-metropolregion-rhein-neckar-en","tag-wo-sonst-en","tag-lorsch-en","tag-sarah-weik-en","tag-sebastian-weindel-en","tag-bensheim-en","tag-kreis-bergstrasse-en","tag-foerderkreis-grosse-pflanzenfresser-en","tag-artenvielfalt-en","tag-biodiversitaet-en","tag-wasserbueffel-en","tag-gernot-heuser-en","tag-beate-dillmann-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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