Thinking the SER restoration principles need an update “Rewilding: The planned reintroduction of a plant or animal species & especially a keystone species or apex predator into a habitat from which it has disappeared, … to restore the health of an ecosystem” doi.org/10.1111/rec....

An in-depth treatment of one of the most significant ways that western public lands are mismanaged in the United States. Unsustainable livestock grazing is perhaps the largest threat to biodiversity and #rewilding across the West. www.propublica.org/article/graz...

Rewilding - Vermont style www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The nonprofit Rewilding Europe announced a project this summer in the Dauphiné Alps, a forested mountain range in southeastern France where wild horses, bison and lynx thrived more than 200 years ago. Rewilding is a restoration concept that reintroduces historically present species to a landscape.

One illustration of how rewilding a buffalo commons could matter in human lives. Gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/card/2025/11...

There are still many who confuse rewilding with the special case of trophic rewilding Rewilding is not just about (re)introducing large animals & the assumption of top-down control of ecosystems

Great thread on #rewilding in action.

Too much out there repeating vague notions that nature protection & restoration will combat climate change It really depends on what is protected & restored, & what the comparison is We need to massively reduce emissions, not wave the magic wand of ‘nature’ as the solution

Happy #NationalBisonDay! #Bison #Rewilding

Our "Guidelines for Rewilding" published with IUCN CEM are now live! portals.iucn.org/library/node...

"Let’s remember the extinction crisis is not yet so much about the complete loss of species as it is about the loss of populations, thus of ecological function and genetic diversity. " rewilding.org/rewilding-al... #rewilding

An example highlighting the need for predators in #rewilding projects. You cannot have rewilding without all of the necessary pieces for ecosystems to function on their own. www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Article I wrote for Rewilding Magazine, also featuring some of my photography. Check it out. www.rewildingmag.com/why-rewilder...

Considering the value that history and other disciplines outside of the natural sciences offer for rewilding efforts.

A new state law explicitly includes the concept as part of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ strategy. It’s the first time a U.S. state has included rewilding in its legislation, people working in conservation said.

Another study on the Yellowstone trophic cascade triggered by the reintroduction of wolves, this time focusing on aspen recovery. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The new breed is being released in a wilderness in Denmark.

🏙️ New Research: Giving space back to nature in cities? A multi-scenario analysis of the acceptability of urban rewilding among local communities ➡️ buff.ly/krr06Un Rewilding our cities - are people on board? New study by @BrendaZoderer and Harald Wieser

New paper just out... doi.org/10.1146/annu...

Mongolia is not the only country rewilding this singular nag

A Yellowstone bison takes its first steps…

On this particular Earth Day, these words of Aldo Leopold, taken from a 1946 letter, have a particular resonance: “That the situation is hopeless should not prevent us from doing our best.”

Ripple et al. (@williamripple.bsky.social) on the trophic cascade in Yellowstone National Park after wolf rewilding. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

It's not a dire wolf. It's a gray wolf clone with 20 dire-wolf gene edits, and with some dire wolf traits. And here's my story! Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/s...

Beavers in the UK, bison in the Great Plains—when keystone species return, ecosystems thrive. Reintroducing these vital animals helps restore balance, boost biodiversity, and heal the land. #WorldRewildingDay #RewildingTogether #BringBackNature

In one of the largest areas of ancient woodland in the U.K., a pioneering rewilding project is bringing back biodiversity amid an alarming, long-term decline. And bison are at its center. ow.ly/QGVv50V21oE

Experts increasingly agree that "de-extinction" is not possible. But labs can breed animals that look like lost species and serve the same role. "In some cases," says an expert, "it seems like there is a need for a species that is no longer there."

Rewilding to full extent involves carnivores. Rewilding without carnivores is restoration & requires planned continued management for project success. Carnivores make people uneasy, make coexistence harder, but are necessary for nature.

As their numbers rebound in the U.S. and Europe, wolves are killing livestock, prized game animals, and sometimes pets. In response, officials have eased protections for wolves, clearing the way for hunters to shoot and trap them.

Rewilding does not mean humans simply walking away and leaving a disrupted world to heal itself. Rewilding requires a planned, thoughtful handover of an area from human control to ecological processes.

It’s a sad day when we go back to hunting #wolves. They move from “strictly protected” to “protected” in the EU. Surely there are better solutions, like extending available habitat and compensating farmers for 0.065% livestock losses? www.bbc.com/news/article... #biodiversity #wildlife #rewilding

Interesting new research quantifying the value of sowing small meadow areas in cities: resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Historical data is important to informing rewilding projects, but rewilding at its core is a future-oriented endeavor. Even for ecological restoration and its backward-looking perspective, historical baselines cannot be employed uncritically. www.history.ucsb.edu/wp-content/u...

Until when did beavers historically inhabit the Iberian Peninsula? The importance of consulting primary sources to avoid errors in historical ecology 🧪🌍 www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Two papers on a couple of high-profile rewilding-related cases in Spain showing the importance of historical ecology in informing conservation. Rewilding through inappropriate species introduction: The case of European bison in Spain 🌍 🧪 #bioinvasions conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....