A captivating image of beavers thriving in the heart of a Polish city has scooped this year’s Rewilding Europe Award, a special category of the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. The winning and commended photographs showcase wildlife comeback across Europe — and the growing possibilities for people and wild nature to share space.
A landmark census has revealed encouraging signs for the endangered Marsican brown bear. As this iconic subspecies expands beyond its historic stronghold in Italy’s Central Apennines, connected, bear-smart landscapes will be key to its long-term recovery.
Across Europe, community leaders such as mayors play a vital role supporting nature recovery by helping people and wildlife share space. Launched at a well-attended webinar, new guidance will equip these leaders with the knowledge and solutions to enhance coexistence and unlock the benefits of wildlife comeback.
Community-level action and leadership are essential to help people and wildlife share space across Europe. A new partnership with the Mayors of Europe will help to scale up co-existence best practice across the continent, amplifying the benefits of wildlife comeback.
By scaling up wildlife-smart communities across Europe, we can support wildlife comeback and take co-existence to the next level.
Today, many European wildlife species are making a comeback. Let’s view this as an opportunity to create conditions where people and nature can flourish together.
Rewilding Europe has signed a new partnership agreement with Spanish NGO GREFA. The partners will continue to work together to scale up the reintroduction of vultures and other keystone bird species across Europe, delivering wide-ranging benefits for nature and people.
In the Central Apennines rewilding landscape in Italy, innovative artistic initiatives are engaging a broader local audience in critical issues such as wildlife poisoning and human-wildlife coexistence. Changing mindsets and inspiring action will support the scaling up of rewilding and the positive impact it delivers.
In the heart of the Central Apennines rewilding landscape, the residents of Pettorano sul Gizio are benefitting from lives that are increasingly entwined with local nature.
A livestock guard dog programme overseen by Rewilding Portugal has just reached its impressive target, with the 101st dog handed over to a local farmer. By reducing livestock predation, the programme will support the recovery of the endangered and ecologically important Iberian wolf.
