Remember when summer nights brought swarms of moths to a single light bulb? When gardens shimmered with butterflies and mornings rang with birdsong? Today, what we see in nature is only a faint shadow of what once was. Rewilding offers a way back.

Rewilding efforts are supporting the return of wildlife in the stunning Velebit Mountains of Croatia. A range of exciting tourism experiences are offering growing numbers of visitors the chance to witness this comeback first-hand — and give back to nature and local communities.

In a changing world, leading ecologist and Rewilding Europe Supervisory Board member Jens-Christian Svenning believes rewilding has a critical role to play in scaling up the recovery of wild nature – and the essential benefits it provides.

Rewilding supports the comeback of all wildlife – including birds. Today, the efforts of Rewilding Europe and our partners are helping European bird species take to the air on a growing scale, delivering wide-ranging benefits for nature and people.

Rewilding efforts mean nature-based tourism in Italy’s Central Apennine mountains is flourishing. This is good news for wildlife, businesses, and communities.

Today, many European wildlife species are making a comeback. Let’s view this as an opportunity to create conditions where people and nature can flourish together.

In this blog, Frans Schepers, Executive Director of Rewilding Europe, outlines why rewilding offers transformative solutions than can enable nature and people to thrive together.

Rewilding thrives on diverse perspectives, dedication, and motivation – qualities found in all our teams. This International Women’s Day, we speak to the female leaders accelerating action in our landscapes to find out more about their passions, beliefs, and commitment to making Europe a wilder place.

Photographers thinking of entering images for this year’s Rewilding Europe Award still have time before the March 1 deadline. For inspiration and guidance, we talk to celebrated conservation photographer Jen Guyton, who will co-judge this year’s entries.

Submissions for the Rewilding Europe Award in this year’s European Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition are eligible until March 1. As the deadline approaches, we talk to celebrated photographer and rewilding thought leader Peter Cairns, who will act as one of this year’s judges.