Golden eagles could be reintroduced to England after more than 150 years. Study identified eight areas that can sustain a population and government has given £1m for recovery programme.

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#eagle #rewilding

Beyond the Numbers: The Genomic Fragility of Europe’s Gray Wolves - Rewilding Academy A Hidden Threat in Recovery Europe is witnessing what appears to be a remarkable wildlife recovery story. After...

Europe’s gray #wolves are back — over 21,000 strong. But #genomic research shows deep inbreeding & isolated lineages, revealing hidden fragility. #Conservation must protect both numbers & genetic diversity. 🐺
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#WildlifeGenomics #Rewilding #GeneticDiversity

Ancient #DNA shows dogs lived with hunter‑gatherer humans long before farming, and by the Late Upper Paleolithic they were already widespread across western #Eurasia

Feral #horses and #cattle can boost ecosystem resilience by creating dynamic, diverse landscapes—enhancing biodiversity and helping nature recover faster from climate extremes through natural grazing patterns. 🌿🐎 

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#rewilding

Oldest genetic evidence for domestic dogs identified in Europe and University of Oxford researchers have contributed to a new study which has uncovered the earliest genetic evidence for the existence of dogs. Using ancient DNA analysis, researchers identified dogs

Scientists have uncovered the oldest genetic evidence of domestic #dogs, pushing their origins back to roughly 16,000–14,000 years ago in Europe and Türkiye — thousands of years earlier than previously confirmed

www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-03...

Feral #horses and #cattle can boost ecosystem resilience by creating dynamic, diverse landscapes—enhancing biodiversity and helping nature recover faster from climate extremes through natural grazing patterns. 🌿🐎 

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#rewilding

The Coral Gardeners are rewilding the oceans, one reef at a time “What is a coral?” If you can answer that question, you are smarter than I am. My interlocutor is a 27-year-old Tahitian called Titouan Bernicot, and you should note that ...

#Coral Gardeners are restoring degraded reefs by growing and replanting corals, helping revive marine ecosystems and protect biodiversity—showing how hands-on restoration can #rewild the oceans, one reef at a time. 🌊🌱

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#rewildingtheoceans

The loneliest deer in the Andes – and the debate over #rewilding
A lone #huemul’s return to #Patagonia is forcing a regional reckoning: should humans intervene to save an #endangered species?

https://www.rfr.bz/b8dec94

Rewilding borders as defense? 🌿🌍
EU environment chief says #rewilding forests & wetlands can deter invasions while boosting biodiversity — a rare win-win for nature & #security. 
https://www.rfr.bz/b813cdc
#Rewilding #ClimateSecurity #war #conflict #NatureBasedSolutions

Help the Wild Horses of Piornal (Extremadura, Spain) Urgent campaign to secure food for the horses in Lucy Rees’ research and rewilding project

In #Extremadura, one of Europe’s last truly wild #horse populations still roams free.
These #Pottoka horses shape nature — but this unique #rewilding project is now at risk.

👉 Please support their protection:
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Hopes for breeding Kent bison herd in new UK location The animals, from the Blean Bison Project near Canterbury, have been relocated to Cumbria.

Bison are making a comeback in the UK 🦬🇬🇧
Five #bison have arrived in #Cumbria to start a brand new breeding herd — a big step in bringing this iconic species back to the British landscape

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Long Overlooked as Crucial to Life, Fungi Start to Get Their Due Fungi create soil, sequester vast amounts of carbon, and contribute $55 trillion to the global economy, but knowledge about them is scarce. Now, mycologists are pushing to get the international scient...

Long Overlooked as Crucial to Life, Fungi Start to Get Their Due

#Fungi create soil, sequester vast amounts of #carbon, and contribute $55 trillion to the global economy, but knowledge about them is scarce.

e360.yale.edu/features/fun...

Staatsbosbeheer haalt gallowayrunderen uit Drents natuurgebied: de wolf eet ze te vaak op Staatsbosbeheer stopt met het inzetten van gallowayrunderen als grote grazers in het Drentse natuurgebied Elperstroom. De reden: de wolf. Die heeft bijna de helft van de 120 dieren aangevallen of opge...

#Galloway cattle weren’t shaped by #predators. Without the physical defenses of wild bovines, they’re vulnerable where #wolves return.

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#grazing #begrazing #largeherbivores

#Lynx could return to #Scotland – but can rewilders win over wary Highlanders?
With most Scots supportive of reintroducing the wild cat, charities are focusing on those whose jobs could be affected

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Lunar Year of the #Horse: Four environmental lessons we can learn from #equines

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Mummified cheetahs found in Saudi caves could shape rewilding plans Researchers exploring a cave network in northern Saudi Arabia have made an unexpected find: seven naturally mummified cheetahs, along with the skeletal remains of 54 more, preserved for up to ...

Researchers discovered mummified #cheetah remains in #SaudiArabia caves that revealed the presence of two distinct subspecies, providing valuable genetic insights to inform future cheetah #restoration efforts in the region.

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Lost species to be released as Labour seeks to stave off Greens’ election threat Push for good nature news before polls with reintroduction of white-tailed eagles, pine martens and beavers in England

Plans are underway to reintroduce long-missing species such as white-tailed eagles, pine martens and beavers to the English countryside, bringing back native wildlife and supporting #rewilding efforts.

https://www.rfr.bz/b2f2c81

New study identifies sequence of critical thresholds for Antarctic ice basins 16.02.2026 - The Antarctic ice sheet does not behave as one single tipping element, but as a set of interacting basins with different critical thresholds. This is the finding of a new study by the Pot...

New study identifies sequence of critical thresholds for #Antarctic ice basins

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#climatechange #climatecrisis

Charity secures 1000 acres for Wales’ largest rewilding project A Welsh charity has secured over 1,000 acres to establish what will become the country’s largest rewilding project. Tir Natur, who acquired the 1,195-acre site at Cwm Doethïe in Ceredigion’s ...

#TirNatur, a Welsh charity, has secured over 1,000 acres to establish what will become the country’s largest rewilding project.

https://www.rfr.bz/bbcc8cf
#Wales

Cattle return to Tolworth Court Farm Fields in rewilding project Three Sussex cows will be free to roam across the site for the first time in over half a century.

For the first time in more than half a century, three Sussex cows will be released into Tolworth Court Farm Fields in south-west #London as part of the Wild Tolworth project.

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#rewilding

Flexible use of a multi-purpose tool by a cow A narrated overview of Veronika’s flexible use of a multipurpose tool. The video introduces Veronika, a 13-year-old Swiss Brown cow living in rural Austria, ...

Watch Veronika, a Swiss Brown cow, use a broom as a tool to scratch herself! 🐄✨ Flexible tool use in cattle shows intelligence we often overlook.
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#AnimalIntelligence #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #AnimalMinds #ToolUse #Veronicathecow #Rewilding

UK rewilding steps up — plans to return elk and expand habitat restoration move forward, marking a boost for nature, biodiversity & climate resilience. 🌿
#Rewilding #Elk #NatureRecovery #Biodiversity #Reintroduction

https://www.rfr.bz/ba11090

Conservation success includes thriving red-list birds, butterflies and other wildlife as the landscape regenerates.

Knepp sees surge in biodiversity since start of rewilding scheme A 20-year ecological review at the Knepp estate in West Sussex shows soaring numbers of birds.

A 20-year rewilding project at the Knepp Estate in West Sussex has dramatically boosted biodiversity, with bird numbers and rare species soaring since farming was scaled back and natural processes allowed to return.

https://www.rfr.bz/bada7e9
#Knepp #Rewilding #NatureRecovery #Biodiversity #Clim

New report highlights positive impact of rewilding project - Marketing Derby A new report from researchers at the University of Derby has highlighted the positive impact that a city park’s urban rewilding project is...

New report highlights positive impact of #rewilding project

https://www.rfr.bz/be44d42

Three frogs to be reintroduced to West Acre 'pingos' The money will be spent on breeding thousands of frogs and managing their release in 2026.

Celtic #Rewilding aims to restore the agile frog, moor frog, and European tree frog—species that were widespread in the UK just 500 years ago. At West Acre, more than 250 Ice Age–formed “pingos” (small ponds) will provide ideal habitat for these returning amphibians.

https://www.rfr.bz/b83ceb3

Spain’s successful Iberian #lynx conservation effort now faces uncertainty as EU funding ends, putting future recovery at risk. Continued support is vital to safeguard this iconic species.

https://www.rfr.bz/b624f55

#France’s largest #rewilding project takes root in the Dauphiné Alps

https://www.rfr.bz/ba93c85

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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#rewilding

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.

Ambitious #Rewilding Project for #Koala and #Platypus Undertaken by Sydney’s Taronga Zoo

https://www.rfr.bz/b6f3165