ZSL #028 What's next for rewilding?
ZSL Wild Science Podcast
English - December 11, 2020 11:24 - 47 minutes - 36.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Education london animals climatechange conservation environment instituteofzoology science species wildlife zoo Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Rewilding has emerged as a captivating, but controversial, concept in conservation. Depending on how rewilding is defined, it aims to increase “wildness” of nature, regenerate ecosystem functioning, develop self-sustaining ecosystems, or a combination of these. Join Monni as she finds out from the experts how real “wildness” can be achieved, and why now is an important time for the UK to be thinking about rewilding. What is even possible in places like the UK where we have quite limited space? Should people be part of rewilding? And why can the Tamworth Pig be considered the hippopotamus of the UK?