Engadinerschafe - moutons d’Engadine - pecore dell’Engadina - Engadine sheep
Engadinerschafe - moutons d'Engadine - pecore dell'Engadina - Engadine sheep Biodiverse mountain pastures are being overgrown by green alder shrubs. A study conducted by Agroscope and ETHZ shows that hardy sheep and goats can stop shrub encroachment. In particular, the traditional Engadine sheep has a taste for green alder. By debarking the shrub it damages it, thus preventing its spread and protecting valuable alpine pastures. Mountain pastures are increasingly being encroached by green alder. Over the past 30 years, shrub encroachment has swallowed up around 7% of the Swiss alpine area. Species-rich habitats and valuable grazing land are being lost.
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