Yellowstone’s reintroduced wolves have become a famous conservation success story, but the reality is far messier.
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Done properly, rewilded landscapes are more fire-resistant.
In a time of eco-grief, rewilding projects around the world – from reseeding giant kelp to letting farms return to their natural state – offer hope.
Introducing white storks to England could help more people engage with nature.
Europe is rethinking security: as geopolitical tensions rise, Russia looms and climate risks intensify, can restoring nature help defend both nations and the planet?
Female tortoises are bearing the brunt of the brutal behaviour of their male counterparts, who are regularly pushing them off cliffs in North Macedonia.
Biological invasions can severely harm the welfare of animals, causing them to suffer. AWICIS is a new framework that can be used to assess the severity of these impacts.
The return of an apex predator has all sorts of positive effects throughout an ecosystem.
Endangered species are making their home in a massive wild zone around the derelict Chernobyl nuclear plant.
You need to already know what a rewilded landscape should look like, in order to generate a convincing image of one.
Human nature will shape the feasibility and viability of proposals to reintroduce apex predators such as lynx or wolves.
Our natural landscapes need wolves. And right now, wolves need all the good PR they can get.
A massive rewilding project in Ukraine is proving helpful for the wellbeing of veterans as well as helping large natural areas recover.
As wolves reappear, Danes are divided – a new poll shows just how much.
Rewilding isn’t just about reintroducing predators. Without prey and habitat restoration, even wild-looking landscapes can’t support them.
Reintroducing endangered species into the wild isn’t as straightforward as it seems. Sometimes it can go wildly wrong.
Bringing nature back to our cities doesn’t just mean plants and birds. We can bring native animals back too.
Extinction is, for the time being, forever – and a symptom of our global economic system.
Many animals change landscapes by acting as ‘ecosystem engineers’. Protecting and restoring nature can help us become more climate resilient.
Guerrilla rewilders want to atone for past extinctions and create more vibrant ecosystems.
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Professor of Earth System Science, UCL
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