Making Europe a Wilder Place

A pioneering approach to nature recovery

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Hans Koster

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A pioneering approach to nature recovery

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Making Europe a Wilder Place

Learn why we trust nature to manage itself

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Sandra Bartocha / Wild Wonders of Europe

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Jari Peltomäki / Wild Wonders of Europe

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JUAN CARLOS MUÑOZ

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News Blog

UK water vole initiative joins European Rewilding Network

September 19, 2023
The efforts of Kernow Conservation, an NGO working to restore water vole populations across the county of Cornwall in the UK, will be enhanced through membership of the European Rewilding Network. A grant from the European Wildlife Comeback Fund has just enabled the Kernow team to release voles in southern Cornwall.
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Second group of hamsters released on the Tarutino Steppe

September 12, 2023
The Rewilding Ukraine team are engaged in long-term efforts to create a wilder and healthier Tarutino Steppe. The ongoing reintroduction of European hamsters will help to restore local food webs, enhance biodiversity, and boost nature-based tourism.
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Crayfish release to improve river health in the Central Apennines

August 29, 2023
Earlier this summer, nearly 400 juvenile crayfish were released into the Verde River in the Central Apennines rewilding landscape in Italy. This is good news for this threatened species and will help to enhance the condition of the river and local ecosystem.
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New partnership exemplifies rewilding’s broad coalition in the Affric Highlands

September 19, 2023
In the Affric Highlands of Scotland, co-ownership of rewilding is ensuring everyone benefits from nature recovery.
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The key to living with wolves in Europe? Ramping up livestock protection measures

September 14, 2023
Wolves are ecologically important animals that benefit people and nature. Rather than reducing the wolf's protected status, the European Commission should focus its efforts on encouraging and enabling better livestock protection.
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Peat power: Rewilding in the Oder Delta

September 5, 2023
From climate change mitigation to biodiversity enhancement, peatland rewilding offers a wide range of benefits. We caught up with Peter Torkler, Rewilding Oder Delta team leader (Poland), to discuss peatland restoration on the Polish side of the Oder Delta.
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EXPLORE OUR REWILDING LANDSCAPES

We are selecting large pioneering areas in Europe, where we are working with our local partners to make our vision a reality.
We hope this provides inspiration for hundreds of other rewilding initiatives, all across the continent.

Rewilding impact stories

The European rewilding movement has come a long way since Rewilding Europe was founded in 2011.
A series of  feature stories examines how the impact of rewilding has grown over the last decade.

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