A #mining rush in central Mexico exposes miners and the fragile environment to #mercury poisoning. At the same time, this Mexican mercury is fueling illegal #gold mining in the Amazon, contaminating large areas and harming both people and the #environment.

U.S. Representative Paul Gosar introduced bills 9/17/25 that would abolish two national monuments in Arizona, Ironwood Forest and Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni. This is a direct attack on America’s outdoor heritage and some of the country’s most iconic and irreplaceable natural places.

Talking Rivers will be hosting the Rights of Nature Answered Lab, a circle of law practitioners, policy scholars, students, and community organizers who will come together to discuss and answer questions about #Rights of #Nature within the context of New York State #law. Register: buff.ly/OYlADFx

Conservationists scramble for solutions to protect the San Rafael Valley, a critical #wildlife #corridor, one of the last unobstructed such corridors in #Arizona – and one used by some of the state’s most endangered species.

Listen to the entire episode of the Rewilding Earth Podcast Episode 155: "Jaguars, Justice, and the Border Wall – Stories from the Frontlines With Russ McSpadden."

A study revealing strong public support in seven East Coast states could be the first step in reintroducing #pumas into lost habitat in the Eastern United States. buff.ly/c9CnKtv #cougar #mountianlion

Just 286 wild #lobos roam Arizona and New Mexico, and perhaps 35 inhabit Mexico, while 350 are in captivity. Humans have nearly wiped these #wolves out.

As we celebrate the 38th year of the reintroduction of Red Wolves to their home, we must not be complacent in the continued recovery efforts. buff.ly/HLha4qn #wolves #RedWolf #RedWolfAwarenessWeek

Rewilding Earth Podcast Episode 155: Jaguars, Justice, and the Border Wall – Stories from the Frontlines With Russ McSpadden #podcast #rewilding #border #borderwall #Arizona #Mexico #wildlife #conservation #jaguar

Check out why roadless areas matter for Wilderness preservation AND submit your own public comments to defend the Roadless Area Conservation Rule! wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/roadless-are...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Hold Virtual Informational Meeting on Red #Wolf Recovery Program on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. EST. buff.ly/yjIUmNF #redwolves

What started at Cuenca Los Ojos more than 30 years ago as a humble project to protect native fish has developed into a skillfully led, highly energetic team determined to restore and #rewild complete ecosystems. They have the baton and seem to be running with it to reverse #biodiversity loss.

45 years of strict protection for gray wolves in Europe ended after the EU downgraded the wolf's protected status. Wolf populations have barely recovered after going extinct in most of Europe. Weakening their protection could jeopardize this fragile recovery. www.bbc.com/news/article...

The #Roadless Rule protects 45 million acres of unfragmented, pristine national #forest lands from clear-cutting and damaging new roads. The Trump administration has announced an official rulemaking process to rescind the Roadless Rule — public comments are due by September 19!

Rewilding Earth #Podcast Episode 154: “The American Southwest” Elevates The Art of #Storytelling In #Wildlife Films buff.ly/IIOG6UF #film #southwest

Listen to renowned conservation biologist Dr. Reed Noss—a leading voice in #rewilding, #conservation planning, and #ecology—in a special interview hosted by Wild Virginia, an organization dedicated to protecting and connecting Virginia’s wild lands and waters.

Let Illinois amaze us with what it can achieve with #rewilding as a #conservation strategy. Let the local people and communities drive the conversation about what they want, need, and what best serves the long-term interests of the state. And let others follow Illinois' bold lead. buff.ly/fTkt3zO

Concerned about all the recent developments at the border and not sure where that leaves wildlife? This video gives a virtual tour of southeast Arizona & describes the current status of border wall construction projects underway at the Santa Cruz River & across the San Rafael Valley. buff.ly/MvRU6oX

The Prairie State of Illinois has done what no other U.S. state has yet achieved: Illinois’ legislature passed House Bill 2726 through both the state senate and assembly. The nation’s first and only #Rewilding Bill had broad bipartisan support and was signed into law on August 1.

Rewilding Earth #Podcast Episode 153: Preparing For A #Catamount Homecoming in the Northeast buff.ly/hxiHsyv @mightyearth.org #rewilding #cougar

We all like a little positive news, don’t we? Well, I have some great news regarding the Red Wolf Recovery Program. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reported the birth of 18 #RedWolf puppies in North Carolina’s Alligator River and Pocosin National Wildlife Refuges this year.

"This is a viable solution for the Catron County ranchers and for livestock owners everywhere who experience depredations and instinctively reach for their guns. Here was proof that nonlethal approaches to human-wildlife conflicts (or even the prevention of such interactions) can be successful."

🐢 Revisit a great episode of the Rewilding Earth Podcast! Tom Biebighouser discusses the transformative power of wetlands on the Rewilding Earth podcast. Practical steps for anyone wanting to make a rewilding impact! #Environment #wetlandsrestoration #conservation rewilding.org/tom-biebigha...

Rewilding Earth #Podcast Episode 152: Wild Cat #Rewilding In #Pakistan buff.ly/FyFqkuy #cats #wildcats

We share three select #poems from Larry Stevens’ new #poetry anthology, SENSE: "Improbable Cause (Kim Crumbo, 1947-2021)," "Songs of the Humpback Chub," and "Merit." buff.ly/SZrRkoy #nature

The still-rampaging wildfire that painted a swath of destruction across the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park has presented national park leadership with a rare and amazing opportunity for #rewilding the landscape... www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/07/thin...

Rewilding Argentina has released 4 #jaguars at El Impenetrable National Park. This quartet makes up the first females recorded in the area after 30+ years with none. We heard a release was on the horizon, prompting us to leave our desert homes & head south to experience setting a jaguar free.

The first time we heard giant #otters, the magnificence made our hearts stop. We had traveled to northern #Argentina to knock on the door of the giants in the rewilding movement. We went to learn about jaguars; we fell in love with otters. This visual essay will transport you to #Iberá.

“Conservation groups, including The Rewilding Institute, call for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to allow Mexican wolf who has wandered north of I-40 for the second time to remain in the habit he appears to prefer near Mt. Taylor." biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press....

In this periodic summary, we list some of the latest research and #rewilding projects, ideas, and notable stories in the media about protecting and restoring wild #Nature.

A recent expedition led by Rewilding Chile has encountered a new subpopulation of huemul #deer at the southern tip of South America in the future Cape Froward National Park. The discovery offers hope for the highly #endangeredspecies on the brink of extinction.

Humans nearly succeeded in wiping #lobos off the planet. All alive today are descended from just seven known survivors. As of late January 2025, there were 286 wild Mexican #wolves in Arizona and New Mexico—But it doesn’t follow that recovery has been a stunning success.

The release of a family of giant river otters marks a #rewilding milestone in #Argentina, where the last breeding population was sighted 40 years ago. buff.ly/ub0Bb7e #otter #giantotter

Microplastics are everywhere: 🩸 In blood 🌾 In crops 🌧️ In rain Wondering how this happened? Get A Poison Like No Other by @MrMattSimon for FREE until July 8. From @islandpress → buff.ly/gPAmVzH #Microplastics #Environment #FreeEbook #Book

The Indus Fishing Cat Project has evolved into a comprehensive network of projects, encompassing numerous initiatives related directly and indirectly to all eight species of small #wildcats in #Pakistan and their habitat conservation.

"The public lands (and the entire conservation) community is fundamentally misorganized to address today’s torrent of existential threats to the nation’s public lands. [...] Change can be hard, but failing to adapt can be disastrous." -Andy Kerr buff.ly/fTIp3Wp #PublicLands #ConservationCommunity

"We are individuals with imagination, who are stout-hearted, who know that we must react as individuals or in groups to defend our planet #Earth from others of our species who would ever perpetrate the final tragedy of the commons. We are practitioners of the #ethics of #resistance."

Rewilding Earth Podcast Episode 151: Tracing The Epic Journey Of Europe’s Most Famous Wolf With Adam Weymouth buff.ly/lhLvMn9 #wolf #wolves #podcast #nature #carnivores #rewilding #book #LoneWolf

Listen to Dave Foreman on the origins of "rewilding" from the very first Rewilding Earth Podcast. #nature #rewilding #DaveForeman #audio #podcast #bison #PrairieDogs #beavers #wilderness #connectivity #wildways #ThrowbackThursday

My "theory of change" is that to make gains—like protecting enough #wildlife habitat that we ensure safe homes for all native species—we must tirelessly apply pressure on governing forces, through actions ranging from letter-writing to civil disobedience.

Together with partners in New York, the Rewilding Institute has been hard at work to advance a bill that will provide greater protections for #wolves in New York by enabling the Department of Environmental Conservation to collect critical genetic data from large canids taken by hunters & trappers.

Rewilding Earth #Podcast Episode 150: Democratizing #Wildlife Management Data To Protect #Biodiversity And Habitat In The Superior Bio-Preserve buff.ly/hMl2OVn

Rewilding Earth Podcast Episode 149: Rewilding The American Serengeti With Henry Pollock from Southern Plains Land Trust buff.ly/XhJq2Kb #podcast #GreatPlains #AmericanSerengeti #rewilding #nature #prairie #wildlife #grasslands #conservation

No, dire wolves aren’t back. But today’s #wolves are under attack—from bad science to worse policy. 📢 ACT NOW: 🟥 Stop Catron County’s anti-Mexican wolf resolution 🟧 Tell the Senate: Vote NO on Brian Nesvik 🟩 Defend the ESA from wolf delisting #Wolf #ScienceBasedWildlifePolicy

Rewilding Earth Podcast Episode 148: The Art of Finding Balance In Choppy Waters With Dana Lyons buff.ly/QKb84mh #music #podcast

One year ago, a pair of Mexican gray wolves, named #Llave and #Wonder, were released in the Peloncillo Mountains on the border of southeast Arizona and southwest New Mexico. For Llave, this was a return to a mountain range she previously called home. (1)

The 2025 Algonquin to Adirondacks (#A2A) Science Symposium drew about 100 activists, scientists, and students from across the eastern U.S. & Canada to listen & learn as expert speakers shared their research and findings. (Including 3 members of the Rewilding Institute team!)

At a recent, packed county commissioner meeting seeking public comment, there was strong opposition to delisting, downlisting, or defunding the Mexican gray #wolves’ protections. Immediate public comments are needed! Learn more and take action: buff.ly/HJommoz #MexicanGrayWolf

The Rewilding Institute's Northeast Carnivore Advocate Nadia Steinzor gave an interview on #wolves and policy on the Wolf Connection's #podcast. Listen:

The Rewilding Institute and many conservation partners and policymakers are sounding the alarm over the Trump Administration’s attempt to gut the #EndangeredSpeciesAct by rejecting the very fact that species need #habitat to survive. Your deadline to comment is May 19! buff.ly/c6ZxtbX #nature