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Wilder takes readers on a global rewilding journey, touring innovative projects that deploy various approaches and are led by a diverse group of passionate environmentalists. Rewilding is a relatively new approach to wildlife conservation that has incredible potential. If conservation seeks to preserve what remains and stave off further declines, rewilding goes further, seeking to restore entire ecosystems by bringing back species that have gone locally extinct.In a timely and exciting addition to a wider conversation about our relationship with the wild, conservation journalist Millie Kerr takes a closer look at the practicalities (and possibilities) of rewilding while spotlighting unique success stories. They cover a spectrum of conservation methods; at one end is the ''passive'' approach that focuses on ecological restoration - in essence, allowing land to recover naturally. At the other end is what might be termed ''active'' rewilding, where habitats are actively restored and keystone species are reintroduced to quicken the process of recovery.To date, most rewilding discussions have centred on projects in the US, UK and parts of Europe, however rewilding is taking root all over the world. Millie explores dozens of sites and species, from the return of jaguars at an Argentinian national park to the first-ever pangolin reintroduction project in South Africa. Along the way, she meets determined conservationists who are cultivating a better future. At an urgent moment in the international fight against biodiversity loss, Wilder''s message is one of innovation and optimism.>
