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Amid a climate rollback, these 19 projects are keeping the earth’s future in focus From crop monitoring to sustainable development and more, these World Changing Ideas honorees center earth stewardship, featuring the Jaguar Rivers Initiative, honorable mention. | By Morgan Clendaniel | Fast Company— June 16, 2026
Meet the Billionaires Laying Out Millions to Rewild the Planet From Vermejo, a Ted Turner Reserve, to Pumalín Douglas Tompkins National Park in Chile, your next family wilderness adventure, fishing trip, or African safari can help advance an ambitious planet-saving vision. | By Sunshine Flint | Rob Report — May 21, 2026
Jaguars were pushed to the brink of extinction in Argentina 70 years ago. Now conservationists are celebrating their return | By Meghan Cook | Good Good Good — May 19, 2026
New Jaguar Rivers Initiative aims to reconnect South America’s fragmented ecosystems Four major conservation groups have joined forces to establish the Jaguar Rivers Initiative across South America’s Paraná River Basin. Its goal is to protect the big cat and other threatened species, rewild native wildlife, and protect land throughout the basin, a biodiversity hotspot shared by Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay. Many rivers form the borders between the four countries, and by collaborating on protections, the initiative seeks to reconnect fragmented habitat, using rivers and riparian forests to rebuild wildlife corridors. By 2030, the initiative plans to protect at least 1,200 square kilometers (460 square miles) of land in these countries, preserving approximately 34 million metric tons of carbon at risk of being released through deforestation, fire and land-use change. | By Maxwell Radwin | Mongabay — May 12, 2026
Scientists embark on 1,200km ‘megatransect’ of Patagonian kelp forests. What they find could be crucial Researchers are surveying one of the world’s largest intact kelp forests to learn more about the species that live there and the ecosystem’s role as a powerful natural carbon sink. | By Graeme Green | Discover Wildlife — May 11, 2026
VIDEO | The Explorers Club Medalist Kristine Tompkins presents Wild Beyond Borders: A Continental Vision at the 122nd Explorers Club Annual Awardee Symposium — President and co-founder of Tompkins Conservation and former CEO of Patagonia, Inc., Kristine Tompkins has devoted decades to creating national parks, restoring biodiversity and ecosystems across Chile and Argentina, and advancing large-scale wilderness protection across the globe. | The Explorers Club — April 29, 2026
Cape Froward Will Be Patagonia’s New National Park at the Edge of the World At the southernmost tip of South America lies a 400,000-acre wilderness once considered too desolate to survive. Now, a massive new national park will finally invite the public to see the edge of the world. | By Mark Johanson | Outside Magazine — March 24, 2026
How weaving, glamping and kayak tours are helping to tackle deforestation in Argentina’s Gran Chaco Small farmers and community-led conservation groups are trying to protect one of the biggest semi-arid forests in the world – under threat from expanding agriculture, wildfires and the ‘logging mafia’ | By Sophia Boddenberg in Chaco and Natalie Alcoba in Buenos Aires | The Guardian — March 25, 2026
Jaguar Rivers Initiative awarded 2026 Global Vision Award by Travel + Leisure “When the problems are big, we need big solutions,” says Deli Saavedra, the director of Jaguar Rivers Initiative. The South American rewilding organization is going macro with its vision, which aims to create a million-square-mile, cross-border network of wildlife corridors throughout the Paraná River Basin, which spans Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. The project’s 20-year plan, which is centered on safeguarding waterways, aims to reintroduce jaguars, improve biodiversity, and build tourism-supported businesses in marginalized communities. With the backing of four major nonprofits—Rewilding Argentina; Brazil’s Onçafari; Fundación Moisés Bertoni, in Paraguay; and Nativa, in Bolivia—Jaguar Rivers is using the power of nature and existing migratory corridors to achieve its mission. “For many species, rivers are the way they move,” Saavedra says. “The animals are showing us the way.”—E.G. | By Travel + Leisure Editors | Travel + Leisure — March 17, 2026
VIDEO | Watch three Andean condors return to the wild in Patagonia Three young Andean condors were released into Patagonia National Park as part of the Manku Project, a conservation effort led by the Rewilding Chile Foundation. After months of rehabilitation and acclimatization, the birds are now back in the wild and will be monitored by satellite to help protect this key species. | CNN World — January 16, 2026
Kristine Tompkins awarded the Explorers Club Medal — President and co-founder of Tompkins Conservation and former CEO of Patagonia, Inc., Kristine Tompkins has devoted decades to creating national parks, restoring biodiversity and ecosystems across Chile and Argentina, and advancing large-scale wilderness protection across the globe. First to Poles, the summits, the deeps, and the stars — Exploration’s Highest Honor, awarded since 1914 for extraordinary contributions directly in the field of exploration, scientific research, or to the welfare of humanity. | The Explorers Club — January 15, 2026
52 Places to Go in 2026: Cape Froward, Chile A new park offers wild hikes along a wind-whipped coastline | By John Bartlett | The New York Times — January 2026
‘It’s the wildest place I have walked’: new national park will join up Chile’s 2,800km wildlife corridor | By John Bartlett | The Guardian — December 25, 2025
Pumas Are Snacking on Penguins in Argentina—and the Abundant Birds Are Changing the Prowling Cats’ Behavior Mountain lions are adapting to their defenseless, predictable prey, which return to Patagonia seasonally to nest and breed, new research suggests | By Sarah Kuta | Smithsonian Magazine — December 18, 2025
PODCAST | Women Moving in the World Meet four incredible women who are working on the frontlines of science, conservation, human rights, and environmental advocacy, including the executive director of Rewilding Chile, Carolina Morgado. | Hope is a Verb — November 10, 2025
VIDEO | Planet Visionaries – Ep. 2: The Power of the Wild with Kris Tompkins Alex Honnold speaks with Kristine Tompkins about the power of the wild. | Rolex — November 4, 2025
10 Best Places to Visit in December Patagonia Azul, Argentina | By Mark Ellwood | AFAR — October 20, 2025
PRESS RELEASE | UN Tourism Announces Best Tourism Villages 2025: 52 Communities Leading Tourism for Rural Development The UN honors Carlos Pelligrini, a gateway to Ibera National Park. | UN Tourism — October 17, 2025
PRESS RELEASE | IUCN Commission for Environmental Management launches new guidance on rewilding | International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) — October 9, 2025
VIDEO | Kris Tompkins launches the Jaguar Rivers Initiative at the Global Citizen Festival | Global Citizen — September 28, 2025
Argentina’s wild new coastal escape Patagonia Azul, a new provincial park in Argentina | Megan Frye | BBC — August 12, 2025
Jaguar cub born in Argentina’s Gran Chaco after three decades | By Shanna Hanbury | Mongabay — Aug 5, 2025
VIDEO | Watch a wild jaguar’s release as it sets a world historic first in Argentina | By Bill Weir | CNN
AUDIO STORY | Conservationists transport Darwin’s Rhea birds from Argentina to Chile| By Hannah Chanatry | PRI’s The World — March 28, 2025
Helicopter expedition finds endangered mammals thriving on Chilean Peak | By Aspen Pflughoeft | Miami Herald — July 11, 2025
Giant river otters return to Argentina after 40-year absence | by Graeme Green | BBC Wildlife — July 1, 2025
In Patagonia – another journey to the end of the world | By Jo Ellison and photography by Sebastian Sabal-Bruce | Financial Times — May 16 2025
The ‘Galápagos of Argentina’ Has a New Park With 60 Islands and Islets—and It’s Teeming With Marine Life | By Evie Carrick | Travel + Leisure — May 7, 2025
Tiny deer, big story: Learn how Rewilding Chile created your Community Choice Winner | By Sharon Kitchens and Michelle Thomas | ESRI — May 01, 2025
Massive marine sanctuary the size of Yosemite created in the South Atlantic Ocean | by Daniel Graham | BBC Wildlife — May 1, 2025
VIDEO | Route of the Parks of Patagonia | Alice’s Adventures on Earth | PBS | Season 2 Episode 6 |April 28, 2025
PODCAST | Kristine Tompkins – Rewilding 15 Million Acres: Why True Wealth Means More Than Money| By Nate Hagen | The Great Simplification | Episode 170 — April 2, 2025
Ambitious conservation projects pave the way for Argentina’s jaguar recovery| By Sarah Brown | Mongabay — March 25, 2025
VIDEO | Reintroducción del jaguar Miní representa esperanza para el Chaco argentino, with Sofia Heinonen | CNN Español — March 20, 2025
5 Nonprofits That Work With Local Communities Around the World to Help You Travel Better, featuring Tompkins Conservation | By Travel + Leisure Editors | Travel + Leisure — March 18, 2025
Sustainable Travel Innovators: T+L’s 2025 Global Vision Awards featuring Cape Froward, Chile and Patagonia Azul, Argentina | By Travel + Leisure Editors | Travel + Leisure — March 18, 2025
PODCAST | How one U.S. conservationist’s work is helping to preserve Chile’s wilderness | by John Bartlett | NPR — January 12, 2025
Kristine Tompkins has countless milestones in her career. But witnessing a jaguar release with her was something special | By Bill Weir | CNN — December 17, 2024
VIDEO | VISIONARIES Interview with Kristine Tompkins | By Bill Weir | CNN — December 17, 2024
Where to Go in 2025 Mark our words: 2025 will be the year of crowd-free travel. Here are our picks for the world’s 25 most exciting, lesser-visited destinations to plan a trip to right now.| By Tim Chester, Anne Banas, Sarika Bansal, Ellen Carpenter, Billie Cohen | AFAR — November 18, 2024
In Chile, discovery of shallowest red hydrocoral forest yet surprises scientists | By Rocío González Trujillo | Mongabay — December 5, 2024
El sueño de Douglas Tompkins: Chile da el punto de inicio a la Ruta de los Parques de la Patagonia El proyecto a mediano plazo saca brillo a las 12 millones de hectáreas de naturaleza protegidas en el rincón austral del mundo para potenciar el turismo sustentable | By Antonia Laborde | El País — December 3, 2024
Líderes por la biodiversidad América Futura y CAF presentan este reconocimiento a líderes comprometidos con el cuidado y la preservación de los ecosistemas de América Latina y el Caribe, una región que posee cerca del 40% de la biodiversidad del planeta| El País — October 23, 2024
PODCAST | An audacious plan to preserve vast swaths of South America’s wild lands In the 90s, Kristine Tompkins and her late husband began buying swaths of land in South America. Their plan to create national parks through private enterprise had no precedent. That didn’t stop them.| This segment of TED Radio Hour was produced by Matthew Cloutier and edited by Sanaz Meshkinpour. | TED Radio Hour — October 18, 2024
PODCAST | Episode 133: Beyond National Parks: Kris Tompkins’ Ambitious Vision For Continental-Scale Rewilding In this episode of the Rewilding Earth podcast, Kris Tompkins discusses her visionary efforts in rewilding South America, particularly focusing on the Southern Cone’s ecological reconnection. Kris reflects on various projects, including reintroducing large predators like jaguars and restoring ecosystems across vast territories in Argentina and Chile. (Almost 15 million acres in total. That’s 5 million acres larger than Switzerland!) Kris knows how to think BIG. She shares insights on conservation strategies, the importance of thinking on a continental scale, and the role of local communities and the new generation in these initiatives. With a drive to reconnect ecosystems from Chile to Colombia and beyond, Kris emphasizes the significance of working with natural systems and engaging local populations to ensure success. | By Jack Humphrey | Rewilding Earth — October 11, 2024
VIDEO | The Thread: Season 2, Episode 11: Kris Tompkins Interview: Protecting Life on Earth Kris Tompkins co-founded the outdoor clothing company Patagonia in 1973 and guided it to become a billion-dollar global enterprise. In this revealing conversation, Ms. Tompkins talks about the work she and her late husband, Doug, have done to extend Patagonia’s corporate principle of protecting the planet from the climate crisis into concrete action. This includes buying millions of acres in South America to protect the land and the endangered species that inhabit it. Kris Tompkins is a rare example of how you can succeed in business without compromising your integrity and principles. | The Thread, Season Two — October 7, 2024
One day, Doug said: ‘I wonder if we could do a national park?’ Douglas and Kristine Tompkins were the world’s most eminent land conservationists, investing $350 million of their own money. Kris talks to Lisa Grainger about continuing her husband’s legacy| Interview by Lisa Grainger, Deputy and Travel Editor | Times of London — September 7, 2024
PODCAST | Kris Tompkins – A Love Letter to Rewilding Meet Kris Tompkins, a rewilding legend who, alongside her late husband Doug, has helped protect over 14 million acres of biodiverse landscape across Chile and Argentina. This is a story of great love, great loss and what it takes to create a living legacy, against the headwinds of great odds. | Hope is a Verb — August 8, 2024
World’s Greatest Places 2024: Iberá Provincial Reserve | TIME Magazine — July 25, 2024
Giant anteater twins filmed in Argentina for first time The two pups can be seen clinging to their mother’s back in Iberá Wetlands, north-east Argentina.| BBC Wildlife — July 18, 2024
PODCAST | Establishing National Parks in Patagonia with Kristine Tompkins | Wild Ideas Worth Living Podcast by REI — July 16, 2024
PODCAST | Route of Parks: Rewilding Chile with Groundbreaking Conservationist and former Patagonia CEO Kris Tompkins | Armchair Explorer Podcast — June 25, 2024
PODCAST | Big Animals, and Even Bigger Adventures, in a Part of Argentina Few Travelers Visit | Travel Tales Podcast by AFAR — June 13, 2024
Stunning photos show ‘forests’ of rare red corals growing in Chile’s Patagonia Sea Scientists say the remarkable discovery sheds new light on Patagonia’s largely unexplored marine ecosystems.| BBC Wildlife — June 7, 2024
PODCAST | Rewilding the Earth with Kris Tompkins | Planet Hope Podcast from The Times of London — May 30, 2024
Rewilding is alive and well in the UK, says Patagonia’s first CEO Conservationist Kris Tompkins says the movement is still vibrant despite opposition from farmers and landowners | By Adam Vaughan | The Times of London — May 20, 2024
Kris Tompkins Has Helped Create 7 National Parks in Chile. A New One Is on the Way. Tompkins has been working for decades to help rewild South America. The next few years will be even more ambitious, she says. | By Katherine Lagrave | AFAR — May 16, 2024
PODCAST | Kristine Tompkins – Nothing to Lose | Mountain & Prairie with Ed Roberson — April 25, 2024
VIDEO | Behind the scenes of Our Living World, documentary featuring Ibera’s one-of-a-kind jaguar rewilding project | Netflix — April 19, 2024
Del mar a la mesa: la chef argentina que prepara delicias marinas a base de algas invasoras Su pequeño restaurante está ubicado en Camarones, un pueblo en la provincia patagónica de Chubut. En sus platos usa el wakame, una especie exótica y dañina para el ecosistema marino argentino, pero rica nutricionalmente| By Diego Jemio | El País — April 9, 2024
Tompkins Conservation places archive at the Stanford University Libraries in support of ongoing field studies and research in Chile and Argentina | By Stanford University Libraries | AP News — April 9, 2024
Jaguar Release Offers a Lifeline to Gran Chaco’s Lonely Big Cats On March 15, the first female jaguar was released into El Impenetrable National Park in northern Argentina in the hope she will mate with resident males.| By Sarah Brown | Mongabay — March 27, 2024
VIDEO | Reintroducing Wild Jaguars to Argentina Is a Love Story for the Planet | By Kristine Tompkins | TIME — March 20, 2024
PODCAST (8) “The Fight for Survival: Argentina’s Jaguar” In this episode, we meet Kris Tompkins, Co-founder and President of Tompkins Conservation, and Dr. Emiliano Donadilo, a Conservation Biologist from Rewilding Argentina, as they discuss their efforts to establish a jaguar corridor in Argentina. | with Kris Tompkins and Emiliano Donadio | VOICES OF WILDERNESS, Wild.org
In a Lesser-Known Part of Patagonia, Tourism is Helping Keep the Coastline Wild In coastal Argentina, a new conservation model combines rewilding and tourism to protect an untouched and very special place. | By Tim Chester | AFAR — March 01, 2024
Freed Andean Condors to Provide a Window into Wild Behavior in the Face of Habitat Pressures | By Tompkins Conservation | Rewilding Institute — February 19, 2024
Chile loves you: Leonardo DiCaprio is filled with praise after making visible the threat of extinction of the huemul On his social networks, the protagonist of the “Titanic” and the “The Wolf of Wall Street” warned about the “significant threats” faced by this species. | CNN Chile — February 14, 2024
Rewilding in Argentina helps giant anteaters return to south Brazil | By Sarah Brown | Mongabay — February 12, 2024
An ‘impenetrable’ wildlife sanctuary in Argentina opens to the world One of South America’s most remote parks offers jaguar-spotting, glamping, and off-the-beaten track hikes. | By Mark Johanson | National Geographic — February 06, 2024
PODCAST | From beavers in the UK to bison in Romania and jaguars in Argentina, ecologists around the world are reintroducing animals that once flourished in particular areas. The theory is, if done correctly, they can boost biodiversity and restore ecosystems with benefits ranging from reducing forest fires to tackling invasive species. But the strategy is controversial. | Rewilding Argentina CEO Sofía Heinonen speaks with Myra Anubi | BBC SOUNDS — February 6, 2024
Giant anteater seen in southern Brazil for the first time in more than 100 years A giant anteater has been spotted in the south-west of the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil more than a century after going locally extinct. Scientists believe the species dispersed from a growing population reintroduced by Rewilding Argentina in Iberá. | By Daniel Graham | DISCOVERWildlife from the team at BBC Wildlife Magazine — January 23, 2024
VIDEO | “Wild Life” Film Screening and Discussion with Kris Tompkins and Terry Tempest Williams | Religion and Public Life, Harvard Divinity School — January 2, 2024
How Did a Team of Conservationists and Rolex Perpetual Planet Partner Kris Tompkins Reintroduce Macaws to the wild? By Using Puppets The American conservationist and her projects Rewilding Chile and Rewilding Argentina have, supported by the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, helped to restore millions of hectares of Patagonian wilderness. Their work has seen the reintroduction of numerous endangered species, from giant anteaters to big cats | WIRED in Partnership with ROLEX — December 20, 2023
The Cool List 2024: the 30 most exciting destinations to visit in 2024 From Argentina to Australia and Norway to Nova Scotia, these places chosen by National Geographic Traveller (UK) will be making headlines in the year ahead. | By Rory Goulding and Connor McGovern | National Geographic Traveller (UK) — October 30, 2023
PODCAST | I was a surrogate mum to a parrot chick to save it from extinction | With Marianela Masat | BBC Outlook — October 23, 2023
Jaguar Conservation: Smart Maps Guide Ecosystem Revitalization in Argentina | By David Gadsden | Esri Blog — October 17, 2023
Call of the wild: philanthropists seek to regenerate and preserve neglected lands Following similar success stories in South America, rich rewilders in Europe are establishing national parks as a way to secure their investments in perpetuity | by Oliver Balch | Financial Times — August 29, 2023
The return of the wild in Argentina’s Patagonia Park Locals in Argentina’s deep south are switching from ranching to eco-tourism as part of an effort to rewild Patagonia Park, the region’s newest reserve. | By Richard Collett | Wanderlust — August 19, 2023
PODCAST | DIANA FRIEDRICH on the Beauty and Promise of Rewilding | With Diana Friedrich | For the Wild, Episode 339 — July 5, 2023
Patagonia’s Former CEO Now Makes Nature Her Business Kris Tompkins, who left the company to devote her life to wildlife conservation, says capitalism and environmentalism can work together | By Ben Ashwell | The Wall Street Journal — July 5, 2023
Why your next safari should be in Argentina From extinction to distinction: a rewilding safari in Argentina’s Iberá Wetlands introduces wildlife lovers to unexpected but equally out-of-this-world nature experiences | By Laura Field | Independent — July 5, 2023
The Iberá Wetlands: Argentina’s answer to Yellowstone Once a degraded backwater, Argentina’s Iberá Wetlands is home to a stunning collection of wildlife – and one of the continent’s most ambitious eco-initiatives. | By Daniel Allen | BBC — June 15, 2023
PODCAST | Living Wildly in Patagonia With Conservationist Kris Tompkins Host Lale Arikoglu sits down with Tompkins and reminisces on her own experiences in this magical part of the world. | By CNT Editors | Women Who Travel Podcast, Condé Nast Traveler — June 8, 2023
PODCAST | Bringing ecosystems back to life How Tompkins Conservation is rewilding millions of acres and restoring key species in South America. | With Alex Honnold | Planet Visionaries — June 1, 2023
Yvon Chouinard | By Kris Tompkins | TIME — April 13, 2023
Chile announces biological corridor to protect endangered deer | Report by Reuters Television and Fabián Andrés Cambero; Editing by Sandra Maler | Reuters — March 7, 2023
BBC 100 Women 2022 Sofia Heinonen, the Executive Director of our offspring organization, Rewilding Argentina, has been included in the BBC’s 2022 list of inspiring and influential women. | BBC News — December 6, 2022
Keystone Species: Rewilding by Numbers A major new study has identified 20 keystone species whose reintroduction would ensure that an additional 54% of the planet’s land area regains its full complement of large mammals – but how practical is such an idea?| By Matt Maynard | Geographical — August 10, 2022
First Jaguars Born in Forest Where They Went Extinct 70 Years Ago Jaguars have been born in an Argentine wetland 70 years after they went extinct from the area. The cubs were born in Ibera Park in humid, verdant northeastern Argentina following a successful rewilding program. | By William McGee | Newsweek — July 22, 2022
How to Rewild a Country: The Story of Argentina It began with a philanthropic couple buying a swamp but has become one of the world’s boldest experiments in restoring degraded habitats, bringing wildlife and landscapes back from the brink | By Patrick Greenfield | The Guardian — June 24, 2022
The Case of the Disappearing Deer – and How a New Corridor Could Save It Only 1,500 huemul remain in the world, but a parks corridor is being created to save the deer that features on Chile’s coat of arms. | By Matt Maynard | The Guardian — May 19, 2022
Predators: Jaguars return to Argentina in ‘South America’s most complete species reintroduction project’ Sofía Heinonen, head of the Rewilding Argentina Foundation, says it took 15 years to get people to support the comeback of the largest land predator on the continent. | By Clemente Álvarez | El País — June 7, 2022
Green Light for Return of Red-Footed Tortoises to Argentina Last seen in the South American country 20 years ago, 40 are being reintroduced to El Impenetrable park in the coming weeks. | By Graeme Green | The Guardian — May 24, 2022
Have You Ever Seen a Baby Macaw? Meet Tania, who is helping to create a safe environment for macaws to nest and have their babies, before releasing them into the wild! | BBC Earth Kids — May 7, 2022
In Patagonia National Park, an Ancient Migration Route Is Restored Chile’s new park was created with the goal of rewilding what was an important corridor for wildlife and people for millennia. | By Chloe Berge | AFAR Magazine — April 28, 2022
How Argentina and Chile’s Rewilded Areas Are Ushering in a New Era of Eco-Travel Behind the scenes of a cutting-edge conservation project to protect jaguars and pumas within the shared landscapes of the two nations. | By Alex Postman | Condé Nast Traveler — April 19, 2022
Cute Giant River Otters They are the largest otter species in the world and only live in South America but they are endangered. The good news is that three new pups have just been born in Argentina – the first in 40 YEARS.| BBC Earth Kids — April 9, 2022
A big cat safari in Chile and Argentina Thanks to a conservation drive in the Ibera Wetlands, there are ample pumas, cougars and jaguars to spot in this dramatic patch of South America | By Sarah Marshall | The Times — April 9, 2022
Rewilding Experiences Are on the Rise—But Are They Making a Difference? From Chile to the Scottish Highlands, travelers are participating in efforts to return environments to their natural state. | By Chloe Berge | Condé Nast Traveler — April 8, 2022
Rewilding Argentina: Lessons for the 2030 biodiversity targets | By Emiliano Donadio, Sebastian Di Martino, and Sofía Heinonen | Nature — March 7, 2022
‘Everything is on fire’: Flames rip through Iberá National Park in Argentina | By Elizabeth Claire Alberts | Mongabay — Feb 24, 2022
Bringing back large mammals boosts restoration of entire ecosystems: Study | By Carolyn Cowan | Mongabay — Feb 17, 2022
An ecoregion-based approach to restoring the world’s intact large mammal assemblages | By Carly Vynne, Joe Gosling, Calum Maney, Eric Dinerstein, Andy T. L. Lee, Neil D. Burgess, Néstor Fernández, Sanjiv Fernando, Harshini Jhala, Yadvendradev Jhala, Reed F. Noss, Michael F. Proctor, Jan Schipper, José F. González-Maya, Anup R. Joshi, David Olson, William J. Ripple, and Jens-Christian Svenning | Ecography — Jan 27 2022
Rewilding jaguars to restore nature in the Americas | By Thais Narciso | UN Environment Programme — Jan 12, 2022
Preserving Patagonia For three decades, Kristine Tompkins has helped turn millions of acres of Patagonia into protected national parks. Now she’s making sure the work outlasts her. | Words By Grayson Haver Currin, Photography By Jeff Johnson, Vincent Perini | New York Times | Departures Magazine
Patagonia receives State Department award for international environmental work [by Thompson Conservation] The company is one of six to receive the annual recognition. | By Geoff Nudelman | Outside Business Journal — Dec 9, 2021
Can conservation spur Chaco livelihoods? | By Daniel Gutman | EcoAméricas — Dec 1, 2021
26 changemakers fighting for the planet Whether scientist, innovator, philanthropist or teenager with a cause – behind every great action is a driving force. Here are twenty six to be reckoned with. | By Simon Ingram | National Geographic — Nov 1, 2021
Group aims to reintroduce Jaguars — once nearly hunted to extinction — to Argentina | By Miles O’Brien, Karina Cuevas, Will Toubman | PBS News Hour — Oct 21, 2021
Researchers Record Rare Maned Wolf Pups in Argentina | By Amy Lupica, ODP Daily Editor | Our Daily Planet — Sept 17, 2021
VIDEO | Chile: la sana y vigorosa población de pumas del Parque Nacional Patagonia (A Healthy Puma Population in Patagonia National Park) | By Michelle Carrere | Mongabay — Aug 12, 2021
Giant River Otter Spotted in Argentina for First Time in Decades The first wild sighting of the species in Argentina since the 1980s, this surprise offers hope to conservationists looking to bring the otters back | By Alex Fox | Smithsonian Magazine — June 1, 2021
‘A huge surprise’ as giant river otter feared extinct in Argentina pops up Conservationists thrilled at the sighting of the wild predator, last seen in the country in the 1980s | By Graeme Green | The Guardian — May 25, 2021
Mapping out a future for ungulate migrations [with data from Rewilding Argentina] | Multiple Authors & Affiliations | Science — May 7, 2021
At-risk rheas released into Chile’s Patagonia for repopulation | Reporting by Reuters Television; Writing by Karishma Singh; Editing by Ana Nicolaci da Costa | Reuters — May 6, 2021
VIDEO | Patagonia’s former CEO uses profits to protect landscapes Kristine Tompkins, former CEO of outdoor clothing company Patagonia, has rewilded 14 million acres of parkland in Chile and Argentina. Richard Quest talks with her about whether conservation is at odds with the world of business. | CNN — Mar 19, 2021
Jaguar family’s release in Argentina is a step toward bringing back an important predator Conservation groups’ captive-breeding program aims to returning balance to the ecosystem. | By Lela Nargi | The Washington Post — Mar 2, 2021
PODCAST | The Women Who Save Nature Kim Chakanetsa meets two environmental champions fighting to save South America’s most precious ecosystems. Kris Tompkins is the president and co-founder of Tompkins Conservation. Kris and her late husband, Doug Tompkins, have been instrumental in the creation of 13 national parks in Chile and Argentina, conserving over 14 million acres of land. | Produced by Alice Gioia | BBC | The Conversation podcast — Feb 22, 2021
Icon: Rewilding Our Parks, Our Hearts, And Our Wallets | By Brendan Doherty | Forbes — Dec 15, 2020
The Last Wild Jaguar in Argentina’s El Impenetrable National Park Just Had Sex Biologists set him up on a historic blind date, and he thinks she’s purrfect. | By Amy Booth | Vice — Dec 4, 2020
Can Rewilding Large Predators Regenerate Ecosystems? As some conservationists and researchers begin to return large carnivores to areas where they once roamed, scientists intensify efforts to study the ecological roles of predators. | Katarina Zimmer | The Scientist — Nov 1, 2020