The best firefighter in Dalmatia has four legs
Wildfires in Dalmatia region of Croatia are now five times more frequent. Goat and sheep herds remove the dry biomass that fuels them, unless the wolves drive them off the pasture. We are protecting the region’s most effective fire brigade.
Saving the wolf, burning the habitat?
The wolf has returned to Croatia's Bukovica region, but its presence has a dangerous side effect. By driving herds off the pasture, predators are removing the only biological force capable of managing the dry scrub. To save the ecosystem they both share, we must make the pastures safe again.
Sheep are biological wildfire prevention
You cannot clear the Dalmatian hinterland with a tractor. The only tool capable of clearing the flammable scrub is a grazing flock. When they graze, they prevent disaster. When they are forced to hide in the barn, the landscape becomes a tinderbox.
Fire prevention
A single sheep consumes massive amounts of dry biomass daily, and a herd of 150 becomes a mobile firebreak protecting the entire village.
Biodiversity
Without grazing, invasive scrub chokes out the native medicinal herbs that define Dalmatian ecology and have sustained these families for centuries.
Disruption
Wolves accidentally dismantle our climate defense by chasing herds out of the pasture. We provide guardian dogs to act as a 'living fence,' keeping these biological firefighters safe in the field.
Don't let the landscape burn.
We are fighting for a landscape where wolves, sheep, and humans can coexist without burning down.
Your donation buys the 'living fence' that keeps the four-legged firefighters out in the field where they belong.
Grazing is climate defense
When the wolf pack forces the herd indoors, the landscape pays the price. The scrub grows, dries out, and becomes kindling. We are funding the infrastructure that keeps the animals on the pasture, doing the job nature intended them to do.
- ✅ Eco-Friendly: Managing fire risk without heavy machinery or chemicals.
- ✅ Biodiversity: Controlled grazing preserves native medicinal herbs.
- ✅ Direct Impact: 100% of funds support the shepherds maintaining this balance.
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