rewilding

American  

[ree-wahyl-ding] / riˈwaɪl dɪŋ /

noun

1. the process of introducing animals or plants to their original habitat or one similar.

2. the process of returning land to an earlier, more natural state.

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rewilding British  

/ riːˈwaɪldɪŋ /

noun

1. the practice of returning areas of land to a wild state, including the reintroduction of animal species that are no longer naturally found there

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Etymology

Origin of rewilding

First recorded in 1990–95; rewild ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Some big rewilding projects - especially those in more remote parts of Scotland, where the majority of red deer in Britain live, according to the Woodland Trust - talk about another, even more dramatic option: the reintroduction of apex predators, and in particular lynx, wolves and perhaps even brown bear, all of which were once found across Britain, to control deer numbers.

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Trees for Life, which has a 10,000-acre rewilding estate in the Scottish Highlands, says: "Lynx could bring a wide range of ecological and societal benefits to Scotland."

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The place where all these issues arguably come into starkest contrast is in Scotland, which is also home to Britain's largest deer-stalking estates and rewilding projects.

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Scotland's biggest private landowner is the Danish billionaire Anders Povlsen who is well known for his interest in "rewilding".

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However, in recent years rewilding projects have been reintroducing beavers to several parts of England and Scotland.

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