The consumption of such food will especially benefit women and children, who tend not to get as much high status food as men. Meat, for example, is a high status food that men have first priority to when it is served. Women also get an income from selling fruits of perennial species in local markets. When the vegetation declines, the wild animals disappear. The way to restore the wildlife again is to increase the vegetation.
Perennials provide the local fauna with nesting sites and hiding places from predators.
Through the establishment of perennials, Eden has seen several animal species returning to the field station. These include the monitor lizard, desert fox and different birds. Several farmers believe that the wildlife will return. For more statements farmers have made, see Farmers' Comments . See Some visitors and residents at the field station for further information about wildlife at our field station.