Rewilding


Conservation organisation releases white rhinos back into the wild

Conservation organisation releases white rhinos back into the wild

ByStuart ButlerMay 20, 2024
In a rare bit of good news African Parks, a conservation organisation, has released the first of 2000 white rhinos into the wild.
Survey reveals changing fortunes of British butterflies

Survey reveals changing fortunes of British butterflies

ByStuart ButlerApr 5, 2024
The results of the 2023 UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme reveal the changing fortunes of some British butterflies.
Poorly planned tree planting schemes are threatening ecosystems

Poorly planned tree planting schemes are threatening ecosystems

ByStuart ButlerFeb 26, 2024
A new study says that poorly planned tree planting in schemes in Africa are threatening vital grassland eco-systems.
The rainforest coming to Devon

The rainforest coming to Devon

ByStuart ButlerFeb 3, 2024
The National Trust is to plant 100,000 trees to create a unique, and environmentally important, temperate rainforest in north Devon.
Last hope for the northern white rhino

Last hope for the northern white rhino

ByStuart ButlerJan 31, 2024
Could a highly experimental IVF technique bring the northern white rhino back from the very brink of extinction?
Wolf hunting could be allowed within the EU

Wolf hunting could be allowed within the EU

ByStuart ButlerDec 24, 2023
European Commission recomends the downgrading of wolf protection status in a move that could lead to the resumption of wolf hunting.
Police investigate Scotland’s missing golden eagle

Police investigate Scotland’s missing golden eagle

ByStuart ButlerNov 30, 2023
Southern Scotland's golden eagle population is increasing, but the suspicious dissapearnce of one eagle leads to police investigation.
Baby beaver in the water eating plants

Rewilding hopes as beaver is born in London for first time in 400 years

ByStuart ButlerOct 5, 2023
The beaver was reintroduced to London last year and now, just eighteen months later, the first baby beaver has been born.
Water vole eating

Lake district reintroduces endangered water voles

ByStuart ButlerAug 31, 2023
Water voles are now classed as endangered in the UK but are being reintroduced helping restore vital river ecosystems
Tenacious beasts: The philosophical complexities of wildlife conservation

Tenacious beasts: The philosophical complexities of wildlife conservation

Christopher J Preston lays bare the stark details of extinction, with glimmers of hope for wildlife conservation, in this fascinating book
Wild bison return to the UK with surprising results

Wild bison return to the UK with surprising results

ByBryony CottamSep 19, 2022
The first bison in the UK in 6,000 years have already begun to make their mark on their new woodland home in Kent
Why are some wild animals becoming self-domesticated?

Why are some wild animals becoming self-domesticated?

Scientists have been recording changes in the behaviours of animals that indicate that they may be becoming self-domesticated
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