A new 5-part Netflix series, OUR GREAT NATIONAL PARKS, executive produced and narrated by Barack Obama, is now on the streaming service! The series features the spectacular wildlife and landscape of Patagonia National Park and other parks along the Route of Parks in...
Enormous Wetlands Continue to Burn, Causing Incalculable Losses to Biodiversity
Fire crews from Rewilding Argentina, the Province of Corrientes, Argentine National Parks and other organizations are battling out-of-control fires affecting wildlife and important ecosystems in Iberá Park, one of South America’s largest wetlands. Corrientes,...
The Flight of the Condors
On February 12, 2022, two Andean condors (Vultur gryphus) were released in Patagonia National Park. Satellite transmitters tracking their movements will provide vital details about their behavior, movements and relationships which can help us to create more effective...
An Urgent Call to Protect South America’s Largest Peat Reserve
In early 2022, the legislature of Tierra del Fuego is slated to vote on a proposal to protect Argentina’s Peninsula Mitre. Rewilding Argentina, Tompkins Conservation and the Global Peatlands Initiative support the urgent protection of this valuable global ecosystem...
The First Male Jaguar Joins a New Population Bringing Back the Top Predator to the Wild of Argentina’s Wetlands
After jaguars went locally extinct in Corrientes Province 70 years ago, the first adult male from Rewilding Argentina’s innovative jaguar reintroduction program has been set free. Over the last year, the release of eight jaguars heralds the restoration of this key...
Arami, the 1st Jaguar Born in the World’s First Breeding Program for the Endangered Species, Is Released in Argentina
After jaguars went locally extinct in Corrientes Province 70 years ago, one of the first cubs born in Rewilding Argentina’s innovative reproduction program has been set free. In 2021, seven jaguars have been released in the massive Iberá Park to return the top...
Rare Images of Maned Wolves Rearing Their Young in Argentina
Rewilding Argentina, the strategic partner of Tompkins Conservation, has registered the birth of three pups of this rare species in Iberá Park, a protected wetland of 1.7 million acres in Northeast Argentina where many native species, including jaguars and macaws, are...
Rewilding Chile Is Launched
PUERTO VARAS, Chile — After leading conservation efforts in Chilean Patagonia for over 28 years, the nonprofit created by Kristine and Douglas Tompkins launches a new name to reflect the central role of large-scale ecological restoration in fighting the biodiversity...
Giant Otters Born in Argentina Herald the Species’ Return
The birth of three giant river otter pups in an innovative rewilding program in northeast Argentina marks a milestone in efforts to return this top aquatic predator to the wetlands, thanks to the provincial government of Corrientes, Argentina’s National Parks...
Reintroduced Rheas Help Restore Patagonia’s Grasslands
Tompkins Conservation Chile released 14 juvenile Darwin’s rheas into Patagonia National Park in the Aysén region of Chile. This is the fifth release carried out by this one-of-a-kind rewilding program to prevent the local extinction of this iconic bird. COCHRANE,...