…and ancient breeds of wild horses once belonged to the area, and the park’s managers are seeking to replicate and re-establish the ecosystem functions that these species once performed, in…

…people.”   The Cartier for Nature grant will support the release of European bison, wild horses and kulan. Juan Carlos Muñoz / Rewilding Europe   Towards wilder landscapes The Southern…

…physical presence and natural behaviour would have influenced countless other animal and plant species.   A wilder Europe needs herds of fully self-sufficient, wild bovines to shape ecosystems and boost…

…abundance of large mammals. In addition to today’s deer, wild boar, ibex and occasional bison, lynx, wolves and brown bears, Europe used to be home to giant deer, wild horses,…

…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…

…vanishing, cultures that surround them. The Tarpan (Equus ferus ferus) is also known as the Eurasian wild horse. The Tarpan was a prehistoric wild horse type that ranged from Southern…

…progress being made. Thanks, in part, to the efforts of Rewilding Europe, there seems to be a gathering sense of momentum behind European rewilding. The reintroduction of wild and semi-wild…

…marshy and forested lowlands of southern Belarus and northern Ukraine. Valeria Korotkevich Wild horses once roamed widely across Europe. They helped to maintain biodiversity-rich mosaic (half-open, half-wooded) landscapes through their…

…functioning.   Wildlife comeback and carbon From wolves to wild horses, European bison to grasshoppers, species of all descriptions, habitats and climate zones impact global carbon exchange in different ways….

…landscapes all across Europe. Hans Koster Natural grazing by wild herbivores such as European bison, aurochs (a type of ancient bovine) and wild horses once helped to shape biodiversity-rich, half-open,…