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Rewilding is the return of natural species and ecosystems to areas where they have been eradicated. This includes large-scale conservation aimed at restoring and protecting natural processes and core wilderness areas, providing connectivity between such areas, and protecting or reintroducing apex predators and keystone species. It also includes the return of wild plants and animals to spaces intended for humans, as well as the primitivist philosophy of rewilding humanity.

Rewilding is the return of natural species and ecosystems to areas where they have been eradicated. This includes large-scale conservation aimed at restoring and protecting natural processes and core wilderness areas, providing connectivity between such areas, and protecting or reintroducing apex predators and keystone species. It also includes the return of wild plants and animals to spaces intended for humans, as well as the primitivist philosophy of rewilding humanity.

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Saving this ENDANGERED Species Through REWILDING

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2024/12/04
11:13 UTC

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Lovely doco on German Beavers

From 2020 - very encouraging to see what’s happened in Germany and hopefully continues

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2024/12/04
09:09 UTC

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A Stream is Reborn

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2024/11/29
11:11 UTC

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Tossing berries into the bush

Question: Will just picking berries in one location and tossing them into the bush in another similar environment be very successful? Mainly chokecherries, mountain-ash, saskatoon and cranberries.

Here in Alberta Canada we have a rural property where various portions were once logged, once farmed, once burned over, and I’ve been doing this for a few years in the hope of eventually some of the berries sprouting into new bushes. In the fall I pluck berries on our walks in our city’s river valley and then throw them in the bush at the lake property.

I figure the odds have to be very remote but worst case I’m maybe feeding some critters.

However, do some berry seeds have to be spread via bird and animal droppings?

Note: I have grown and bought and planted lots seedlings (thousands) but it is a lot of work and we aren’t there to regularly water and maintain anything so many plants have died before they became established.

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2024/11/29
00:00 UTC

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Rewild the Planet

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2024/11/28
18:44 UTC

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Is anyone ready for a recorded or live debate on the topic: Extinction is actually good. We should focus on euthanising animals instead of rewilding!

Animals undergo unnecessary sufferings in nature like predation, rape, cannibalism, diseases, disasters etc. Nature doesn't feel pain. Animals living in it do ! And these suffers are inevitable as long as sentient beings exist.

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2024/11/28
17:03 UTC

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Fauna Passage in Landvetter, Sweden.

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2024/11/26
09:52 UTC

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Rewilding education with my 6 year old son

My son is turning six and my partner and I decided to not enroll him in school next year. He is a highly self-motivated learner, curious, autistic, and we feel that the traditional school system would not be able to accommodate his needs. We live in a small city in Japan where homeschooling is unheard of, so we're basically doing this by ourselves from scratch. I'm very interested in providing an outdoor education based on rewilding - learning primitive skills together while being immersed in nature. I was wondering if anyone is aware of resources for doing this in an appropriate, fun, and engaging way for a six year old? We live in an urban environment but with easy access to local forests. Thanks.

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2024/11/26
01:40 UTC

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Planet Wild is rewilding the great plains in the US

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2024/11/24
13:04 UTC

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UK petition to restrict firework and protect wildlife

Please sign and pass on to other animal and nature lovers. Sorry UK only.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700013

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2024/11/17
12:09 UTC

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Volunteer possibilities

Is there a place, where one can find volunteer rewilding / nature restoration options? Field work? Or any suggestions, for a week or so, for learning and contributing? Preferably in warm climate, Europe, november/ december :)

5 Comments
2024/11/13
22:04 UTC

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Rewinding Church back lot

Hello, My church has a back lot that is currently a giant grass monoculture, and I figure rewilding is good for conservation and lower maintenance. I am in the north shore which is naturally a prairie, what would the steps be to rewild a 200x200 ft. piece of land? And how do I prevent ticks but promote butterflies to come in without using pesticides? You all seem pretty smart with biology stuff, so any help is appreciated.

Nvm not doing it

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2024/11/10
20:53 UTC

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Understory tree/shrub recommendations

I'm looking to tackle a European Buckthorn infestation on my property soon, and I'd like to find a North American native replacement that can grow in shade like the buckthorn can. Area is the Midwest, zone 4. Bonus points if it has edible elements but not a necessity.

3 Comments
2024/11/05
16:21 UTC

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