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...
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...
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...
Following massive wildfires that devastated the Argentine province of Corrientes in early 2022, five red-and-green macaws–a species extinct until recently in Argentina–join a founding population of released macaws that can help regenerate native forest in the Iberá...
Argentina has brought jaguars back to the vast Iberá wetlands, seventy years after the species was driven to local extinction through hunting and habitat loss. An adult jaguar (Panthera onca) and her two captive-born cubs have been released into the wild, the first in...
Recently reintroduced red-and-green macaws have produced the first successful wild chicks in the Iberá wetlands in 150 years. Extinct throughout Argentina, the return of this species is also a key step in restoring native forests to this valuable ecosystem. After...