They are breeding rabbits for reintroduction and rock pigeons too, and have started with wild living horses of an ancient Portuguese race, to see the effect on the landscape. We…

…my temporary base. One of Tom’s fellow students, Maxime Parmentier, carries out fieldwork in the Faia Brava nature reserve in Portugal. Tom Verhoeve Life was definitely good in Algodres, but…

Faia Brava Star Camp, Europe’s first real safari accommodation in Côa Valley, Western Iberia rewilding landscape, Portugal. Juan Carlos Múñoz / Rewilding Europe Last year, Star Camp was pre-launch in…

…we arrived at the Western Iberia rewilding area – Faia Brava, Portugal – where we stayed at the campsite for two weeks as part of our cycle tour of European…

Dehesa forests with Holm oak (Quercus ilex) and French lavender (Lavandula stoechas) in Campanarios de Azába Reserve Staffan Widstrand / Rewilding Europe Faia Brava There is no need to make…

Event announcement in Faia Brava Reserve/ Associação Transumância e Natureza (ATN) Associação Transumância e Natureza (ATN), Rewilding Europe’s prime partner in the area, will celebrate its 15th anniversary with special…

Côa Velley, Faia Brava reserve, Western Iberia rewilding landscape, Portugal. Staffan Widstrand / Rewilding Europe Dawn is rising in the Côa Valley, grazers roaming through Faia Brava reserve are slowly…

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…

…MUÑOZ ROBREDO Immediate impact Since 2006 around 45 Garrano horses have been released into the 1000-hectare Faia Brava Reserve, which straddles the Côa Valley, plus a number of Tauros (a…

…they also began, together with some good friends and colleagues, to establish the first private protected area in the country – the Faia Brava Reserve – owned and managed by…