This study evaluates the potential of horses in Mediterranean forest management through their feeding behaviours. While traditionally overshadowed by livestock like sheep and goats, horses demonstrate...

Rewilding deliberately forges new relationships within complex socio-ecological systems. Yet, many rewilding initiatives proceed without fully considering the multitude of relationships at play. In this paper, we advance a framework that reimagines rewilding as a relationship-centered process, emphasizing that success depends on fostering connections from individual to collective levels for humans and non-humans alike. To illustrate this, we focus on species (re)introductions, identifying the various collective and individual relationships that shape rewilding outcomes. We then propose five principles for effectively forging these relationships: (1) reconsider values and perceptions of nature; (2) embrace a collective and individual-oriented approach; (3) place local communities at the heart of rewilding initiatives; (4) cautiously revive lost relationships; and (5) strengthen the connection between science and policy. Our framework demonstrates that identifying and fostering these relationships is not just essential but transformative, paving the way for rewilding practitioners to create ethical, interconnected, and resilient socio-ecological systems.

I Skåne skjuter älgjägarna på jaktpremiären till efter brunsten. De skånska jägarna är ett föredöme för jägarkåren. Vi borde förskjuta jakttiden för alla hjortdjur – älg, kronhjort, dovhjort och rådju...

In Scotland, efforts to reintroduce extirpated species have been marred by guerrilla rewilding and social conflicts. We ask whether these conflicts could at least in part be the product of shifting ba...

Megaherbivores can significantly influence the structure and functioning of ecosystems. Most of our knowledge on the ecological role of these animals …

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Chansen att få se älg under årets älgjakt är större än på länge. Efter flera års minskning växer älgstammen på bred front. Det visar nya beräkningar från Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet (SLU).

Sedan början av seklet har antalet kommunikatörer och informatörer vid svenska lärosäten mer än fyrdubblats (från 225 år 2001 till 987 år 2023). Ingen annan …

Boka lokaler, administrera resor, tömma papperskorgen, sköta studentärenden och direktupphandlingar, vara sin egen tekniker och dividera med jurister om kontrakt och avtal. Anna Sarkadi skriver om adm...

Ella Plumanns-Pouton and colleagues review how anthropogenic changes have impacted fire disturbance and associated ecosystem processes and assess how fire regimes could be restored within a rewilding ...

Microorganisms are essential for the normal functioning of most vertebrates. Hence, identifying and measuring the factors that shape host-associated microbial communities is necessary to understand ec...

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Intensifying forest management or reducing harvest levels are proposed as alternative strategies for mitigating climate change. Today, scientific disagreement over which approach is more effective imp...