Articles for tag: Horses, rewilding

Genetic Diversity: The Hidden Challenge

Reintroducing the Wild Horse to Europe: The Netherlands’ Unexpected Success

Annette Uy

Picture this: wild horses galloping freely across European landscapes, their hooves thundering against ancient earth that their ancestors once roamed. For centuries, this scene existed only in our imagination and history books. The last truly wild horses of Europe vanished long ago, replaced by concrete jungles and agricultural fields. But something extraordinary has been happening ...

Can Rewilding Really Reverse Climate Change?

Can Rewilding Really Reverse Climate Change?

Andrew Alpin

The natural world is crying out for help. You’ve probably heard about melting glaciers and rising temperatures, but there’s another story unfolding that offers genuine hope. Picture vast grasslands where massive herds once roamed, ancient forests where wolves howled through the night, and wetlands teeming with life. These landscapes didn’t just disappear by accident – ...

A bald eagle perches amidst a mountainous landscape.

Montana’s Eagles Are Thriving Thanks to Rewilding

Suhail Ahmed

  High above Montana’s big-sky prairies, golden eagles are tracing older, wilder flight paths – and the comeback isn’t an accident. For years, these raptors battled a gauntlet of threats, from dwindling prey to hidden toxins and risky power lines. Now an unexpected alliance of ranchers, biologists, and tribal land stewards is stitching habitats back ...

North Carolina's Red Wolves Howl Again

North Carolina’s Red Wolves Howl Again

Jan Otte

The sun hasn’t fully risen on the Albemarle Peninsula when shadows begin to move through the morning mist. They’re elusive, almost ghost-like in their movements. Yet their presence marks something remarkable happening in North Carolina’s coastal plains – a species once declared extinct is learning to roam wild . These are red wolves, and their ...

The Science Behind the Magic

Yellowstone Wolves Change Rivers Again

Andrew Alpin

Picture this: a pack of wolves returns to a barren landscape and within just twenty years, entire rivers start meandering differently. Sound like something out of a fairy tale? Well, it’s actually happening right now in Yellowstone National Park, and scientists are still scratching their heads at just how dramatically nature can rewrite itself when ...

Adirondack Mountains, New York

Rewilding New York: Can Wolves and Other Predators Return to the Adirondacks?

Annette Uy

Rewilding efforts aim to restore ecosystems to their natural state, often by reintroducing species that have been extirpated from these areas. In recent years, this has included discussions about reintroducing wolves and other apex predators to regions like the Adirondacks in New York State, where their populations disappeared long ago. As a project that draws ...