Water buffalo have been introduced to an area of west Exmoor in a project which aims to restore agricultural land to its original state.
The National Trust said six female buffalo were on a 120-acre (49-hectare) site at Tattiscombe in north Devon with the intention of turning farmland back into wild wetlands.
It said the buffalo were known as “wetland architects” because they used their hooves to churn soil, create wallows and keep ponds open - slowing water flow and helping it settle naturally on the moors.
Normally introducing non-native species goes terribly (look at Australia and their feral cats, rats, rabbits, cane toads, feral pigs, feral camels, etc, etc). However, in this case I suppose it’s not like water buffalo are going to get out of control and become unmanageable pests.