Restoration brings back fresh water, #wildlife to degraded #páramos in Ecuador https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/restoration-brings-back-fresh-water-wildlife-to-degraded-paramos-in-ecuador/
"#Ecuador’s Antisana páramo, southeast of #Quito, was degraded for centuries by cattle ranches... Once non-native livestock were removed and #restoration began, native vegetation, #wetlands, and species like #deer, #rabbits, #foxes returned... One of the most exciting findings was the presence of an #AndeanBear... this species passes down knowledge of trails from one generation to the next"