In Argentina’s Monte León National Park, the recovery of pumas, the top terrestrial predator, has created surprising behavior that transforms our understanding of the species' social structure. The pumas preying on Magellanic penguins along the Patagonian coast show a...
An unlikely but crucial return: guanacos come back to El Impenetrable after 110 years A group of guanacos, South America’s largest wild camelid, have been set free in Argentina’s El Impenetrable National Park in the Gran Chaco to aid in the recovery of one of the...
This special edition blog post celebrates the life and work of Douglas Tompkins, who left us ten years ago today, much too soon. Of the countless seeds he planted in rewilding, conservation, agriculture and activism, many have taken root and continue to bloom....
Rewilding Chile has inaugurated the world’s first Huemul Rescue and Rehabilitation Center adjacent to Cerro Castillo National Park, home to 10% of the remnant population of the species, which has lost 99% of its historic population throughout Patagonia. The center...
The Jaguar Rivers Initiative is the first multi-country effort to create a massive wildlife corridor in the heart of South America. Uniting successful grassroots nonprofits in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay, the initiative will restore ecosystems, bring back...
The relocation of 16 guanacos to breeding centers in three nature sanctuaries in the Metropolitan Region of Chile, will invigorate a program to breed guanacos for release in Chile’s Central Andes. The effort relies on public-private collaboration to restore ecosystems...
Local nature guides have documented the presence of a wild jaguar cub on the banks of the Bermejo River in El Impenetrable National Park. It’s the first offspring of the species seen in decades in the Argentine Chaco. The cub was sighted with its mother Nalá, one of...
A recent expedition led by Rewilding Chile has encountered a new subpopulation of huemul deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus) at the southern tip of South America in the future Cape Froward National Park. The discovery offers hope for the highly endangered species on the...
The release of a family of giant river otters marks a rewilding milestone in Argentina, where the last breeding population was sighted 40 years ago. The endeavor to bring back the apex freshwater predator from national extinction has been made possible by the...
Argentina is celebrating the creation of Patagonia Azul Provincial Park, an immense coastal-marine area of 729,000 acres, roughly the size of Yosemite National Park in the US. Chubut province’s first marine provincial park, Patagonia Azul will provide crucial...