REWILDING STORIES
Informative and inspiring stories that catalyse Big Picture thinking.
Friends with benefits?
The synergy between beavers and aspen reminds us that nature recovery cannot be achieved one species at a time. We need to be willing to let nature lead, embracing the marvellous complexity that wildness generates.
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The Trouble With Reintroductions
Opinions on the return of missing species vary widely, but in the face of increasing biodiversity loss and calls for a wildlife comeback, should the question around reintroductions be shifting from ‘whether’ to ‘when’?
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What Next For Scotland's Beavers?
As the architect behind Scotland’s first beaver translocation outside of their current range, Tom Bowser makes a passionate plea to take the handbrake off and restore more biodiversity-boosting beavers across the whole of Scotland.
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Making Beavers Mainstream
Our relationship with the beaver is a complicated one. Over four centuries ago, we valued their scent glands, meat and fur so highly, we eventually exterminated them from Britain. Today, they’re back, and we’re discovering once again how valuable they are. It turns out that beavers are worth far more alive than dead.
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