Tunisia’s Dghoumes National park
By DW
23 February 2019 |
5:30 am
In Dghoumes National Park in southern Tunisia, conservationists are reintroducing animals which had almost disappeared, like buzzards, gazelles and ostriches to the area after extensive reforestation efforts.
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