Category: Grasslands

Conservation breeding, Grasslands, Reintroductions, Reptiles

Helping Catalonia’s only tortoise [Southern Europe]

Joe Gray writes: “Northern Spain is home to a number of species of animal whose presence might, to the uninformed, come as something of a surprise. Here, across the upper band of the Iberian Peninsula, grey wolves still roam in numbers, while brown bears are beginning to rebound. And, in the far north-east, within the autonomous community of Catalonia, a European tortoise is being bolstered…” Continue reading Helping Catalonia’s only tortoise [Southern Europe]

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Conservation breeding, Grasslands, Invertebrates, Reintroductions, Wetlands

Reintroducing a lost grasshopper [Northern Europe]

Joe Nash writes: “The Hop of Hope project from Citizen Zoo ties into wider efforts to restore ecosystems, habitats, and biodiversity in the East of England. As well as bringing about a successful reintroduction of the large marsh grasshopper (Stethophyma grossum), a Hop of Hope is a demonstration of citizen science in action. Fostering a diverse community of grasshopper-rearing…” Continue reading Reintroducing a lost grasshopper [Northern Europe]

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Forests, Grasslands, Mammals, Plants, Wetlands

Woodland regeneration in Scotland [Northern Europe]

Rory Richardson writes: “NatureScot’s Creag Meagaidh National Nature Reserve (NNR) is a spectacular upland site covering nearly 4000 hectares and straddling the east and west Highlands of Scotland. A mosaic of habitats stretches from the shores of Loch Laggan to the high summit plateau. Ecological restoration has changed the landscape of Creag Meagaidh over the last 35 years, and the reserve…” Continue reading Woodland regeneration in Scotland [Northern Europe]

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Grasslands, Invertebrates, Mammals, Reintroductions, Wetlands

Dung beetles on a coastal reserve [Western Europe]

Cyril Forchelet writes: “Created in 1976 on the edge of the town of Lacanau, in Gironde, France, the Étang de Cousseau nature reserve covers 900 hectares. The reserve, which is managed by the environmental body SEPANSO Aquitaine, is located 50 km west of Bordeaux and 3 kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean. It leans against the eastern side of the coastal dune belt. The reserve is made up of…” Continue reading Dung beetles on a coastal reserve [Western Europe]

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Birds, Grasslands, Mammals, Plants

Hobart’s grassy woodland restoration [Australia]

Erica Nathan writes: “Hobart, Tasmania, is a small city recessed into nearby river and mountain. At its urban edge is the Domain—some two hundred hectares that, in colonial times, served as grazing paddock for Government House. Walking from the centre of the city, or from the harbour’s edge, it takes ten minutes to reach the Domain’s southern boundary, a further thirty minutes to get to the summit, and…” Continue reading Hobart’s grassy woodland restoration [Australia]

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Amphibians, Birds, Grasslands, Mammals, Plants, Rewilding ourselves, Wetlands

Rewilding ourselves: A project of hope [Midwest USA]

Laurie Lawlor writes: “The eight-acre lot in the small, rural town of Eagle, Wisconsin, appeared anything but promising. Over the years, the dumping ground of rusty cans, bottles, and old tires had become so choked with buckthorn and other invasive plants that nobody knew what was inside the municipally owned property between the local elementary school and the public library. Students traveling on foot…” Continue reading Rewilding ourselves: A project of hope [Midwest USA]

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Connectivity, Grasslands, Mammals, Reintroductions

The hyena returns [Southern Africa]

Peace Parks Foundation staff write: “Something remarkable is happening in Mozambique, a country on the east coast of sub-Saharan Africa. In 2018, the National Administration for Conservation Areas, which directs the management of national parks and reserves, signed a fifteen-year agreement with Peace Parks Foundation to restore, develop, and manage Maputo National Park, in the…” Continue reading The hyena returns [Southern Africa]

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Grasslands, Keystone species, Mammals, Reintroductions

Rewilding the southern Great Plains [Western USA]

Jay Tutchton and Nicole Rosmarino write: “Nearly 25 years ago, the Southern Plains Land Trust (SPLT) sprouted, based on a simple idea: let’s buy as much land as we can, just for the wild ones. SPLT’s vision is to bring back the diversity and abundance of wildlife of the American Serengeti by rewilding the shortgrass prairie of the southern Great Plains. What does “rewilding” mean to us? Let’s start with…”
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Grasslands, Invertebrates, Reintroductions

Mission Blues [Western USA]

Bruce Byers writes: “A breeze was just starting up as we parked along Quarry Road in Brisbane, California, on the eastern slope of San Bruno Mountain. I tagged along with a local butterfly conservation scientist and a two-person team from the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Mission of the day: to capture and translocate some endangered Mission Blue butterflies from this area to Sweeney Ridge…” Continue reading Mission Blues [Western USA]

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