I explored this reserve with the help of a ranger who has since become ‘the eye of the wolf’, helping to regulate population growth by shooting weaker animals. This wetland now supports white tailed eagles not seen in The Netherlands in generations. I was able to go on safari through this reserve which looks far from a typical dutch landscape. The ideal was for the system to be self managed. This new hands-off approach resists the usual methods of neatening fallen trees or cleaning up animal bones which creates an eerie savana in parts. The offices were a visual fascination to me with taxidermy animals in meeting rooms or tucked amongst stacked chairs in hallways. The jeep garage is full of practical detritus and stacked deer antlers in amongst forgotten signs of the proposed and yet unrealised eco-corridor that would have seen a connection of wildlife corridors linking pocket habitats like this across the country.
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