Category: Coexistence

Birds, Coexistence, Connectivity, Keystone species, Reintroductions

Reviving Portugal’s vultures [Southern Europe]

Milene Matos writes: “The mighty cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) is a true giant of the skies. It is the largest Old World vulture and one of the heaviest birds of prey in the world, with a wingspan of almost three metres. Unfortunately, the species has suffered a dramatic decline across Europe—but there is hope. Thanks to the recovery of the Spanish population, this impressive vulture is making a…” Continue reading Reviving Portugal’s vultures [Southern Europe]

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Coexistence, Forests, Plants, Rewilding ourselves

Rewilding a temperate rainforest [Northern Europe]

Isabella Clarke writes: “‘We have nine different species of bat here,’ says Merlin Hanbury-Tenison as we walk through the wooded valley on his family farm in Cornwall. ‘Including rare greater horseshoe bats.’ The woodland is temperate rainforest, a globally rare habitat (just 1% of land cover). In the UK, as much as 20% of the land may have been temperate rainforest; only 1% of that total remains…” Continue reading Rewilding a temperate rainforest [Northern Europe]

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Coexistence, Conservation breeding, Mammals, Reintroductions

Saving wildcats in the Cairngorms [Northern Europe]

Claudia Bell writes: “Within the Cairngorms National Park in the Scottish Highlands, 19 European wildcats have recently been released through a conservation project known as Saving Wildcats. This is part of efforts to bring the species back from the brink of extinction in Scotland. In 2019, the International Union for Conservation of Nature concluded that the wildcat population in Scotland was ‘non-viable’…” Continue reading Saving wildcats in the Cairngorms [Northern Europe]

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Birds, Coexistence, Reintroductions

An eagle’s return to Scottish skies [Northern Europe]

Joe Gray writes: “There are patterns in life that recur at different scales. Take the shape of a stretch of rocky coastline, like that found in western Scotland. The kayaker bobbing along a short section of this sees rugged corners and sweeping curves that are repeated—on a larger scale—for a viewer up in the sky. For our aerial spectator in this comparison, let us choose an eagle—that bird of famed acuity. Actually, let us…” Continue reading An eagle’s return to Scottish skies [Northern Europe]

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Coexistence, Mammals

Rewilding hope for a big cat [East Asia]

Huang Qiaowen writes: “I am a young Chinese woman named Kerry. Like many of us, I have found a 2013 photo of a mountain lion walking under the Hollywood sign to be captivating. When I look at it, it’s like seeing an iconic legend of modern society. In China’s capital, Beijing, we are working hard to create the same kind of legend. Since 2017, our organisation, the Chinese Felid Conservation Alliance…” Continue reading Rewilding hope for a big cat [East Asia]

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Coexistence, Forests, Mammals

The Mali Elephant Project: Tellem’s story [West Africa]

Tellem writes: “Many people believe that I am of the Dogon people of Western Africa, but in fact, I am Tellem. At least according to the colonists. Years ago, when they first came to our lands they asked us who we were. We told them, “We are from here,” which in their ears made the sound “te-lem.” And that is how we got our name, The People from Here. As one of the people from here, I am especially…” Continue reading The Mali Elephant Project: Tellem’s story [West Africa]

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