Heathland animals as helpers
Nowadays, grazing animals help to preserve the heaths by pushing back the bushes:

In the Altenwalder Heide (area of the former military training area), this is done by Heck cattle, wild horses and bison in large paddocks.
Other heath areas are grazed by sheep and goats. (Source: duhnen.de/entdecken-erleben/natur/cuxhavener-kuestenheide/)

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However, the heathland cannot be left to itself: if nature conservation did not intervene, the crowberries that dominate the heathland would become increasingly overgrown and the heathland would become a forest area. To prevent this, the nature conservation authorities use various animal species. Where tanks were still causing havoc a few decades ago, Heck cattle, Koniks and bison now take care of the landscape. They live semi-wild in large fenced areas and only need additional feeding from the animal caretaker in exceptional cases. (Source: visitcuxhaven.de/erleben/cuxhavener-k%C3%BCstenheide)

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The bison - the real wild cattle
In addition to the Heck cattle, you can also come across the bison again in the Cuxhaven coastal heath. When we were there, …

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