…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….

…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…

…working with nature and natural landscapes, virtually non-existent. With its accessibility, security and close access to significant markets, Europe provides a suitable landscape and infrastructure for rewilding enterprises. Faia Brava…

…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…

Egyptian vulture, Faia Brava reserve, Côa valley, Portugal. Staffan Widstrand / Rewilding Europe You will be thrilled by the large raptors’ flight and all the surrounding wildlife in the first…

…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:…

…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,…

…chose to become involved with Rewilding Europe.” Located in the Faia Brava nature reserve, Star Camp is another example of a successful rewilding enterprise in Western Iberia. JUAN CARLOS MUÑOZ…