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higher, then we step up to the rescue
room on the first floor. The stables
are a bit higher, so also the animals
should be safe.” ARK seems to be the
right name for Nele’s and Holger’s
brave enterprise to preserve genetic
diversity in farming at such a remote
place. They are part of a broader
network of farmers and breeders who
take care of farm animals that are
in danger of being extinct in today’s
more and more industrialised farming.
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Pellworm and Süderoog
from the sky at low tide
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1. Walking at low tide with Knud Knudsen
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2. Alma, Flora and Lorenz
on Hallig Süderoog 2019
3. Nele Wree and Holger Spreer with
daughter Fenja on Süderoog Hallig
4. House of the dark bee
5. Rare breed Pommern Geese
on Süderoog
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