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Wild baby bison born in the UK for first time in thousands of years after surprise pregnancy

Wild baby bison born in the UK for first time in thousands of years after surprise pregnancy

November 9, 2022October 23, 2022 Supertrooper 4 Comments

A baby bison has been born in the UK for the first time in millennia as part of a groundbreaking rewilding project. The happy surprise was discovered by rangers carrying out checks on a herd of bison in West Blean and Thornden Woods, near Canterbury this month. The calf’s mother and two other female bison […]

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Bringing Back the Beasts: Global Rewilding Plans Take Shape

Bringing Back the Beasts: Global Rewilding Plans Take Shape

July 14, 2022July 12, 2022 Supertrooper Leave a comment

For thousands of years, bison herds thundered freely throughout the Chihuahuan Desert on both sides of what is now the U.S.-Mexico border. In November 2009, after three frantic months of chasing down the required permits, Rurik List and Nélida Barajas watched as 23 bison from Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota arrived by tractor-trailer […]

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Green light for return of red-footed tortoises to Argentina

Green light for return of red-footed tortoises to Argentina

May 31, 2022May 29, 2022 Supertrooper Leave a comment

It may be one of the slowest-moving conservation projects in history, not just because of the red tape, but due to the animals themselves: 40 red-footed tortoises are being released into El Impenetrable national park in Argentina in the coming weeks after being rescued from the illegal pet trade in Paraguay and transported to Argentina. […]

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The case of the disappearing deer – and how a new corridor could save it

The case of the disappearing deer – and how a new corridor could save it

May 29, 2022May 29, 2022 Supertrooper Leave a comment

It is twilight in Las Horquetas valley in Patagonia’s northern Aysén region. Several cars have pulled over beneath sandy cliffs on a wide paved road. Just metres away, three deer graze unperturbed in the glow of the car lights. The Patagonian huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus), or South Andean deer, is the most endangered hoofed animal in […]

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Essex mega-prisons pose threat to rare wildlife, warn environmentalists

Essex mega-prisons pose threat to rare wildlife, warn environmentalists

December 12, 2021December 4, 2021 Supertrooper Leave a comment

Campaigners have criticised plans to develop two mega-prisons on the site of a rare bird and amphibian habitat in England. The government has been accused of reneging on commitments in the Environment Act to stop the decline of wildlife by proposing the development on the old Wethersfield airfield, which has become an important space for […]

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The millionaire rewilding the countryside, one farm at a time

The millionaire rewilding the countryside, one farm at a time

September 14, 2021September 12, 2021 Supertrooper 1 Comment

Julia Davies had one only goal in mind when she sold her share of the outdoor equipment company Osprey Europe a few years ago. The entrepreneur decided she was going to spend her millions turning back the clock – by returning swathes of the British farmland to wilderness. Nature is in crisis in the UK, […]

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Wild beaver numbers surge to 1,000 across Scotland’s southern Highlands

Wild beaver numbers surge to 1,000 across Scotland’s southern Highlands

August 20, 2021August 16, 2021 Supertrooper 2 Comments

Wild beavers have colonised lochs and rivers across the southern Highlands of Scotland after a sharp surge in their numbers. A survey by NatureScot, the government conservation agency, estimates 1,000 beavers now live in the wild, reaching rivers north of Dundee in the east, westwards to Crianlarich, north of Loch Lomond, and south to Stirling […]

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Beavers to Be Reintroduced in London for Urban Rewilding

Beavers to Be Reintroduced in London for Urban Rewilding

July 22, 2021July 17, 2021 Supertrooper 1 Comment

The Guardian reports that beavers are about to be reintroduced in London. It’s the country’s most significant urban reintroduction, according to the outlet. Beavers have been extinct in the area for over 400 years, after being hunted for fur and oil. The beavers will be introduced in Tottenham and experts expect more beavers to be […]

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