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Rewilding Academy
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Join the fast-growing ecological restoration movement and help drive positive change. We restore ecosystems through rewilding and capacity development. Together we can harness nature for climate resilience.
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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
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, ...
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January 20, 2026 at 9:38 AM
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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

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January 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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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.

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#Knepp #Rewilding #NatureRecovery #Biodiversity #Clim
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.
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January 13, 2026 at 12:08 PM
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New report highlights positive impact of #rewilding project

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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...
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January 9, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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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.

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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.
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January 4, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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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.

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January 3, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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#France’s largest #rewilding project takes root in the Dauphiné Alps

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France’s largest rewilding project takes root in the Dauphiné Alps
In the foothills of the western Alps in southeastern France, horned alpine ibex roam the limestone cliffs of a smaller mountain range known as the Dauphiné Alps, a region once ...
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December 27, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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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
December 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Ambitious #Rewilding Project for #Koala and #Platypus Undertaken by Sydney’s Taronga Zoo

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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.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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🌳 New 2026 dates announced!
Join the 5-day Food Forests & Landscape Restoration – Advanced Masterclass with Wouter van Eck & Prof. Euridice Leyequien.
Field-based learning, rewilding sites. 27-31 July 2026
🔗 https://www.rfr.bz/bb6155f

#FoodForests #Agroforestry #Rewilding
December 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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#Grizzlybear hunting does not reduce human–bear conflict. Science points instead to ecosystem stress, poor salmon returns, and habitat disruption—requiring solutions based on #coexistence, education, and #ecologicalrestoration.

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Opinion: The grizzly hunt is no way to solve conflict between humans and bears
The evidence shows that public education and eliminating food attractants would do more than hunting to solve problems
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December 14, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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🌱 Derek vs Derek — Saving British Nature
New documentary follows two neighbouring Dereks — a rewilding pioneer and a dairy farmer — whose clash turns into a powerful, funny, hopeful look at how farming & nature can thrive together.
👉https://www.rfr.bz/b58d2c0
#Rewilding #UKFarming #derekvsderek
December 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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How an invasion of purple flowers made #Iceland an #Instagram paradise – and caused a #biodiversitycrisis

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#Nootkalupins #lupins
How an invasion of purple flowers made Iceland an Instagram paradise – and caused a biodiversity crisis
Nootka lupins, introduced in the 1940s to repair damaged soil, are rampaging across the island, threatening its native species
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December 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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🐺💡 Wild wolf shows possible tool use! A coastal wolf in BC was filmed pulling a crab trap from the water to eat the bait inside — a fascinating glimpse into wolf intelligence and adaptability.

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#wolves #tooluse #predator #carnivores #canids #ethology #ecology
Wolf hauls up crab trap to eat bait, hinting at possible tool use
Researchers in Canada have documented a wild gray wolf hauling a crab trap out of the water to eat the bait inside, according to a recent study. Researchers suggest it ...
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November 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Charity calls for greater investment in nature as appetite for #rewilding outpaces support available

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November 10, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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#Scotland's #rewilding revolution — can nature recovery and rural prosperity coexist?

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Scotland's rewilding revolution — can nature recovery and rural prosperity coexist?
How can investors balance the financial opportunities to be made from rewilding projects with the economic sustainability of rural communities? By Peter Ranscombe.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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#Ukraine is implementing large-scale #rewilding projects to restore ecosystems impacted by conflict, while simultaneously supporting the rehabilitation of veterans.

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Ukraine’s massive nature project is helping veterans and land recover
A massive rewilding project in Ukraine is proving helpful for the wellbeing of veterans as well as helping large natural areas recover.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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#Ukraine’s vast #rewilding projects are healing war-damaged lands and aiding #veterans’ recovery. Restored wetlands and steppes offer refuge for wildlife and therapy for soldiers, linking ecological and human renewal.
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Ukraine’s massive nature project is helping veterans and land recover
A massive rewilding project in Ukraine is proving helpful for the wellbeing of veterans as well as helping large natural areas recover.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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🌿 Join a free webinar on 5 Nov, 8:00pm CET: Introduction to #NaturePositive #Tourism!

Learn how travel can regenerate ecosystems, empower communities, and create meaningful experiences.

Free, 1-hour Zoom session — all welcome!
👉 Register here: https://www.rfr.bz/b891346
Nature Positive Tourism: Online Training - Rewilding Academy
Learn about nature based tourism nmoving towards a regenerative industry that protects wildlife and habitats, supports the rewilding of natural areas, and is mutually beneficial for both tourism entrepreneurs and ...
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November 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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The #Grizzly conservation umbrella: How protecting habitat for bears helps native fish

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#bears
October 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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#Scotland: Thousands of rare snails released in Pentland Hills as part of #rewilding efforts

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Thousands of rare snails released in Pentland Hills as part of conservation efforts
Over 3,000 snails have been released into ponds and marshes near the Threipmuir Reservoir and Bavelaw Marsh area.
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October 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Costa Rica Bets on Butterflies to #Rewild Science—and Rural Livelihoods

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#rewilding
Costa Rica Bets on Butterflies to Rewild Science—and Rural Livelihoods
In a nation the size of West Virginia, Costa Rica's butterflies do more than decorate postcards—they pollinate, prune, feed food webs, and sustain rural incomes. Scientists warn that naming them ...
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October 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Violence isn’t just human-to-human—it extends to animals, plants, and the planet itself. Ecological restoration requires more than conservation—it requires a shift in values.

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October 24, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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NGOs, led by Green Impact, have taken legal action against EU institutions for the politically motivated downlisting of wolf protection.
If successful, strict wolf protection could be restored across the EU.
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#EUlaw #WolfProtection #Wolves
NGOs take legal action against EU institutions for politically motivated wolf downlisting against EU law and science. - Green Impact
Brussels, 14 October 2025 – The legal appeal Green Impact and other defendants brought against the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission for down-listing w...
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October 17, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Doughnut of social and planetary boundaries monitors a world out of balance

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#Doughnut. #climate #planetaryboundaries
Doughnut of social and planetary boundaries monitors a world out of balance - Nature
A revised ‘Doughnut’ providing a visual assessment of trends in social deprivation and planetary degradation over the past two decades shows more than doubling of global GDP accompanied by accelerating ...
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October 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM