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nature's version of quitting your micromanaging job and letting the team figure it out.
means restoring an ecosystem by removing human control and reintroducing key species so natural processes run the show again.
from coined in the 1990s by conservationists dave foreman and michael soule, who argued that protecting land wasn't enough without putting back the predators that structure it.
wolves as engineersyellowstone wolves rerouted rivers by changing elk behavior
not gardeningsuccess means humans stop managing and leave
trophic cascadeone predator's return can reshape an entire valley
beavers countoften the cheapest, most effective rewilding tool
for instance
yellowstone wolves — reintroduced 1995, changed river courses via elk grazing shifts
knepp estate — sussex farm turned wild in 2001, now breeding storks and nightingales
oostvaardersplassen — dutch polder left to roam free by cattle and deer since 1980s
iberian lynx — spain and portugal population grew from 94 to 2000plus since 2002