European Wildlife Comeback Fund grant advances Portuguese natural grazing initiative
…Fund has enabled the rewilding team to purchase four roe deer and three Sorraia horses, which were brought to the park in March and are currently being kept in an…
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New rewilding site within the Greater Coa Valley improves connectivity
… Sorraias The native Sorraia horse are perfectly adapted to thrive in this harsh landscape. Eight females and a juvenile male have been released, with plans in place to soon…
The European Wildlife Comeback Fund swings into action with support for multiple releases
…eagles in Sardinia, Italy Water voles in Cornwall, UK Sorraia horses and roe deer in Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, Portugal Fallow and red deer, Ukraine In the early part of…
Dutch Postcode Lottery grant to boost wildlife comeback in Europe
…Côa Valley) and Rewilding Spain (Iberian Highlands). Read more Bonnelli’s eagles in Sardinia, Italy by ISPRA, FORESTAS and Spanish NGO Grefa. Read more Sorraia horses and roe deer in Sintra-Cascais…
New release of horses advances rewilding in the Greater Côa Valley
The newly released Sorraia horses start to explore Vale Carapito. Rewilding Portugal Towards a wilder Greater Côa Valley A herd of 10 Sorraia horses (two male and eight female)…
A river runs through it: rewilding in the Greater Côa Valley
…the metallic blue ribbon of the Côa River snakes its way through an immense landscape. Overhead, groups of vultures navigate thermals on outstretched wings, while the sounds of restless Sorraia…
Portugal’s catastrophic wildfire outbreaks highlight need for natural grazing
…principles, although there is considerable resistance to this.” Sorraia Horses in Vale Carapito, Portugal. Large grazers like horses could create a landscape that is more resilient to wildfire and…
Something old, something new
Free living Sorraia horses in Faia Brava nature reserve, Western Iberia rewilding area, Portugal. Juan Carlos Múñoz / Rewilding Europe Raising the grazing Rewilding Europe wants Europe’s native herbivores to…
First Tauros release in the Greater Côa Valley will boost natural grazing
…in their restorative role. They will be joining some of the 25 native-breed Sorraia horses that have already been released by Rewilding Portugal and partners. A herd of 13 horses…
New partnership to support long-term scaling up of European rewilding
…be reintroduced on the Italian island of Sardinia. Staffan Widstrand The release of Sorraia horses in Portugal’s Sintra-Cascais Natural Park is one of the reintroductions supported by the European Wildlife…