Well Digging American West Wild Donkeys and Horses Provide Benefits – Veterans Today | Military Foreign Affairs Policy Journal for Clandestine Services
by Alex Fox/Smithsonianmag.com Wild horses and donkeys are often considered a problem in the American West, but new research suggests their penchant for digging wells with their hooves offers benefits to the ecosystems they inhabit, reports Douglas Main for The study, published this week in the journal Science, shows that when wild or feral horses and donkeys dig wells, they increase the availability of water for other species living in the parched desert landscape. These wells can be up to six feet deep and provide access to groundwater to species including badgers, mountain lions, deer a...