Restoration brings back fresh water, wildlife to degraded páramos in Ecuador

Mongabay
Aug 7, 2025, 4:54 am301 pts
When the sheep were removed, the páramo — high-altitude ecosystems in the Andes — started to heal. Without their waste, water quality improved. Without their hooves compacting the soil, plants began to grow again. Before long, shy white-tailed deer arrived, drawn by the grasses and shrubs for food and…

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