…boosted natural grazing and helped to attract tourists. Staffan Widstrand / Rewilding Europe In the second half of the twentieth century, Kartal Lake was isolated by a system of dykes…

As the modern-day equivalent of the long extinct auroch, the Tauros can revitalise many natural processes. Staffan Widstrand   What we’re missing We are missing wild bovines. No living cattle…

…more by natural processes, such as natural grazing and scavenging. Marking the occasion During the LIFE Vultures festival around 100 children took part in creative and educational workshops. Georgi Chakarov…

…an open, mosaic and woodland condition as a result of grazing. Yet rising levels of land abandonment, leading to a reduction in livestock numbers, mean that low-intensity grazing is increasingly…

…rare and globally threatened species such as the aquatic warbler, great snipe, black-tailed godwit and common redshank. Without natural grazing by herbivores such as horses, these meadows eventually become overgrown…

…grazing animals in open spaces and strips in the forest, act as natural firebreaks. This role of large herbivores was taken over during the last millennia by domesticated livestock. Until…

…such as natural grazing.   The overall goal of the hamster reintroduction programme is to establish a stable population of the species in the area. Maxim Yakovlev / Rewilding Europe…

…wildlife, while reintroduced herbivores now need no supplementary feeding due to the increased availability of natural grazing. “With the river now flowing freely, this project has proven that ecological river…

…can play a vital grazing role, opening up landscapes and enhancing biodiversity. To this effect, Rewilding Europe now supports natural grazing in 16 different pilot areas across nine countries. In…

…and woodland. This has created a dynamic, braided river landscape that is allowed to flood and shift course naturally. This rewilding process has led to the spectacular natural recovery of…