…proven. In the Faia Brava Reserve in Portugal’s Greater Côa Valley, for example, where 45 Garrano horses have been released since 2006, as well as number of Tauros, there have…

…they now hunt. “We started small, inside and around Faia Brava, but with the goal is to expand as much as possible,” says João Quadrado, our rewilding officer in Portugal….

…rare. The rewilding of horses in the Greater Côa Valley began back in 2005, when ATNatureza (now a Rewilding Portugal partner) introduced five Garrano horses into the Faia Brava Reserve….

…to recover by itself.   Isolated in nature Various rewilding efforts by the Rewilding Portugal team were showcased in the documentary, including the GPS tagging of vultures in the Faia…

…but also raptors like the red kite or the booted eagle. In the Faia Brava reserve where wildlife makes a comeback. Erik Menkveld Besides, roe deer, wild boar, fox, European…

…reserve Faia Brava, the negotiation of space and the involvement of locals with Faia Brava and ATN, and stakeholder involvement in FNYH. Western Iberia was also featured in an educational…

…to a discussion I had with the herd managers of the Tauros breeding herds in the rewilding areas of Faia Brava in Portugal and Campanarios in Spain. The topic was:…

…so-called “grazing fire brigades” or rewilded large herbivores to control shrub encroachment in Mediterranean regions, such as in the Faia Brava Reserve in northern Portugal, where free-roaming cattle and horses…

…space for the Faia Brava reserve,” João explains. A wide variety of knowledge was present in the webinar room and information shared about specific subjects, like working together with hunting…

Western Iberia rewilding begins scaling up in Portuguese Greater Côa Valley. Image: Faia Brava, Côa Valley, Western Iberia. JUAN CARLOS MUÑOZ ROBREDO   An inaugural two-day meeting in Guarda, Portugal,…