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Join the fast-growing ecological restoration movement and help drive positive change. We restore ecosystems through rewilding and capacity development. Together we can harness nature for climate resilience.
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#France’s largest #rewilding project takes root in the Dauphiné Alps

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France’s largest rewilding project takes root in the Dauphiné Alps
In the foothills of the western Alps in southeastern France, horned alpine ibex roam the limestone cliffs of a smaller mountain range known as the Dauphiné Alps, a region once ...
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December 27, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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In a milestone achievement for Saudi Arabia’s #ReWildArabia initiative, the red-necked ostrich, a critically endangered bird species has made a return to the Kingdom after an absence of almost 100 years.

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December 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Ambitious #Rewilding Project for #Koala and #Platypus Undertaken by Sydney’s Taronga Zoo

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Ambitious Rewilding Project for Koala and Platypus Undertaken by Sydney's Taronga Zoo
The Taronga Zoo Conservation Society plans to release platypus, koalas, spotted quols, and the Endangered regent honeyeater bird.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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🌳 New 2026 dates announced!
Join the 5-day Food Forests & Landscape Restoration – Advanced Masterclass with Wouter van Eck & Prof. Euridice Leyequien.
Field-based learning, rewilding sites. 27-31 July 2026
🔗 https://www.rfr.bz/bb6155f

#FoodForests #Agroforestry #Rewilding
December 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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#Grizzlybear hunting does not reduce human–bear conflict. Science points instead to ecosystem stress, poor salmon returns, and habitat disruption—requiring solutions based on #coexistence, education, and #ecologicalrestoration.

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Opinion: The grizzly hunt is no way to solve conflict between humans and bears
The evidence shows that public education and eliminating food attractants would do more than hunting to solve problems
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December 14, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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🌱 Derek vs Derek — Saving British Nature
New documentary follows two neighbouring Dereks — a rewilding pioneer and a dairy farmer — whose clash turns into a powerful, funny, hopeful look at how farming & nature can thrive together.
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#Rewilding #UKFarming #derekvsderek
December 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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How an invasion of purple flowers made #Iceland an #Instagram paradise – and caused a #biodiversitycrisis

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#Nootkalupins #lupins
How an invasion of purple flowers made Iceland an Instagram paradise – and caused a biodiversity crisis
Nootka lupins, introduced in the 1940s to repair damaged soil, are rampaging across the island, threatening its native species
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December 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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🐺💡 Wild wolf shows possible tool use! A coastal wolf in BC was filmed pulling a crab trap from the water to eat the bait inside — a fascinating glimpse into wolf intelligence and adaptability.

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#wolves #tooluse #predator #carnivores #canids #ethology #ecology
Wolf hauls up crab trap to eat bait, hinting at possible tool use
Researchers in Canada have documented a wild gray wolf hauling a crab trap out of the water to eat the bait inside, according to a recent study. Researchers suggest it ...
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November 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Charity calls for greater investment in nature as appetite for #rewilding outpaces support available

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November 10, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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#Scotland's #rewilding revolution — can nature recovery and rural prosperity coexist?

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Scotland's rewilding revolution — can nature recovery and rural prosperity coexist?
How can investors balance the financial opportunities to be made from rewilding projects with the economic sustainability of rural communities? By Peter Ranscombe.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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#Ukraine is implementing large-scale #rewilding projects to restore ecosystems impacted by conflict, while simultaneously supporting the rehabilitation of veterans.

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Ukraine’s massive nature project is helping veterans and land recover
A massive rewilding project in Ukraine is proving helpful for the wellbeing of veterans as well as helping large natural areas recover.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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#Ukraine’s vast #rewilding projects are healing war-damaged lands and aiding #veterans’ recovery. Restored wetlands and steppes offer refuge for wildlife and therapy for soldiers, linking ecological and human renewal.
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Ukraine’s massive nature project is helping veterans and land recover
A massive rewilding project in Ukraine is proving helpful for the wellbeing of veterans as well as helping large natural areas recover.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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🌿 Join a free webinar on 5 Nov, 8:00pm CET: Introduction to #NaturePositive #Tourism!

Learn how travel can regenerate ecosystems, empower communities, and create meaningful experiences.

Free, 1-hour Zoom session — all welcome!
👉 Register here: https://www.rfr.bz/b891346
Nature Positive Tourism: Online Training - Rewilding Academy
Learn about nature based tourism nmoving towards a regenerative industry that protects wildlife and habitats, supports the rewilding of natural areas, and is mutually beneficial for both tourism entrepreneurs and ...
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November 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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The #Grizzly conservation umbrella: How protecting habitat for bears helps native fish

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#bears
October 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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#Scotland: Thousands of rare snails released in Pentland Hills as part of #rewilding efforts

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Thousands of rare snails released in Pentland Hills as part of conservation efforts
Over 3,000 snails have been released into ponds and marshes near the Threipmuir Reservoir and Bavelaw Marsh area.
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October 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Costa Rica Bets on Butterflies to #Rewild Science—and Rural Livelihoods

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Costa Rica Bets on Butterflies to Rewild Science—and Rural Livelihoods
In a nation the size of West Virginia, Costa Rica's butterflies do more than decorate postcards—they pollinate, prune, feed food webs, and sustain rural incomes. Scientists warn that naming them ...
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October 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Violence isn’t just human-to-human—it extends to animals, plants, and the planet itself. Ecological restoration requires more than conservation—it requires a shift in values.

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October 24, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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NGOs, led by Green Impact, have taken legal action against EU institutions for the politically motivated downlisting of wolf protection.
If successful, strict wolf protection could be restored across the EU.
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#EUlaw #WolfProtection #Wolves
NGOs take legal action against EU institutions for politically motivated wolf downlisting against EU law and science. - Green Impact
Brussels, 14 October 2025 – The legal appeal Green Impact and other defendants brought against the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission for down-listing w...
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October 17, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Doughnut of social and planetary boundaries monitors a world out of balance

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#Doughnut. #climate #planetaryboundaries
Doughnut of social and planetary boundaries monitors a world out of balance - Nature
A revised ‘Doughnut’ providing a visual assessment of trends in social deprivation and planetary degradation over the past two decades shows more than doubling of global GDP accompanied by accelerating ...
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October 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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The Netherlands shows that even in crowded landscapes, #wolves, #bison, and #beavers can thrive—offering lessons for #rewilding worldwide.

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The Netherlands - Rewilding Reflections for a Crowded World - Citizen Zoo
The Netherlands - Rewilding Reflections for a Crowded World Reflections by Director of Rewilding, Elliot Newton, after a recent knowledge exchange in the Netherlands. It’s a land ...
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October 8, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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An Intergeneric Hybrid Between Historically Isolated Temperate and Tropical #Jays Following Recent #ClimateChange Related Range Expansion

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An Intergeneric Hybrid Between Historically Isolated Temperate and Tropical Jays Following Recent Range Expansion
We document the first known hybridization event between the Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) and Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata), two distantly related species whose ranges now overlap in Texas due to cli....
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September 30, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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🌍✨ What do #wolves 🐺 and hargila birds 🪶 have in common? Two very different creatures… yet their stories are surprisingly connected. Discover more at #RewildingOurWorld with Marc Wilbers & Dr. Purnima Devi Barman!
Registration: [email protected]
September 24, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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At Rewilding Our World, #rewilding meets Indigenous wisdom, #art, #comedy, #music, #poetry, #wildlife and #photography in a powerful exchange and celebration of nature, creativity and resilience.

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#RewildingOurWorld #GenerationRestoration #Rewild
Oostvaardersplassen at Risk: Frans Vera on Nature and Policy - Rewilding Academy | nick viney
🤠🧐🤩This is going to be a fascinating debate. Please come join us in NL this week. Just a few tickets left. 🤠🤩 RARE OPPORTUNITY 🎨🧑‍🎨🖼️ I blur the lines between Rewilding & Regenerative Agricultur...
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September 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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#Oostvaardersplassen is at risk. 🌿 Frans Vera warns that static policies undermine nature’s dynamic processes. To restore resilience, we must let ecosystems shift, graze & grow freely — not freeze them in place.

#Rewilding #Biodiversity #LetNatureLead

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September 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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📢 Just 1 week to go! #RewildingOurWorld 2025 🌍
2 days • 30+ visionary rewilders shaping life on Earth.

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September 14, 2025 at 7:38 AM