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...
Once Extinct in Argentina, Giant River Otters Return to the Wild
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’s New Patagonia Azul Provincial Park Secures a Vital Hotspot of Marine Biodiversity
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...
First Wild Jaguar Translocation Happens in Argentina
A momentous first in Argentina! (Photographs by Sebastián Navajas) Miní, a wild jaguar born in the Ibera wetlands, thanks to releases from our offspring organization Rewilding Argentina, was translocated to El Impenetrable National Park, where she will be released in...
Kristine Tompkins at TED2024: Rewilding Beyond Borders
The latest TED Talk from Tompkins Conservation president and co-founder Kristine Tompkins offers a vision to connect ecosystems and keystone species beyond park boundaries and national borders, introducing the first of such initiatives. (Header Photograph by Gilberto...
Mombyry’s Journey: The Road Back Home
The jaguar Mombyry was born on San Alonso Island in the wilds of Iberá Park, Corrientes Province, Argentina in 2022. Mombyry's journey from his place of birth is a great example of the tendency for juvenile jaguars, especially males, to travel from their home region,...
The Jaguars of Iberá featured in New Netflix Series
From the Emmy Award-winning team behind Our Great National Parks comes a revealing look at the secret network of connections that unites us all and sustains our planet’s most magical phenomenon: life itself. Narrated by Academy Award-winner Cate Blanchett, this...
Rewilding Female Jaguars to Save the Chaco’s Wild Population
Rewilding female jaguars to El Impenetrable National Park in Argentina, where there are none, will provide a genetic lifeline to a species destined for extinction there. They include a rescue from Paraguay and a captive-bred jaguar from Rewilding Argentina's...
Giant Anteater Returns to a Brazilian State 130 Years after Going Extinct
Photo documentation of a giant anteater in Rio Grande de Sul, Brazil, where the species went extinct, brings hope for the recovery of this large mammal. Experts believe that it dispersed from a growing population reintroduced by Rewilding Argentina in Iberá, a project...
Argentina’s Restored Grasslands Harbor a Species on the Brink
In the restored grasslands of Northeast Argentina, researchers have discovered a rare wild cat whose situation is so critical that many experts consider it to be the most endangered small feline species on the planet. The images that they captured are the first...









