A global rewilding journey, exploring innovative and eye-opening projects led by\n\npassionate conservationists.\nRewilding is a radical new approach to wildlife conservation that offers remarkable\npotential. If conservation seeks to preserve what remains and stave off further decline,\nrewilding goes further, seeking to restore entire ecosystems. It involves a spectrum of\nconservation options; at one end is a ‘passive’ approach prioritising ecological\nrestoration – in essence, leaving land to recover naturally. At the other is what might be\ntermed ‘active’ rewilding, where habitats are actively restored and keystone species\nreintroduced to quicken the process of recovery. The stakes are high in active rewilding.\nLarge mammal translocations and wildlife corridors running through densely populated\nareas are high-risk, high-reward initiatives.\nIn this timely and exciting contribution to a wider conversation about our relationship with\nthe natural world, wildlife journalist Millie Kerr takes readers on a global journey of\ndiscovery. She considers the practicalities and possibilities of ecological restoration\naround the world, while exploring first-hand some of the most ambitious undertakings\noccurring today, many of which involve species reintroductions in the Global South.\nWilder details the return of jaguars to an Argentinian national park, the first-ever\npangolin reintroduction project in South Africa, and the ways in which giant tortoises are\naiding the recovery of ecosystems throughout the Galápagos Islands, among many\nothers.\nAt an urgent moment in the international fight against biodiversity loss, Wilder's\nmessage is one of innovation and optimism. By focusing on conservation success\nstories and showing that there are bands of determined conservationists fighting for a\nbetter future, Wilder inspires us all to become part of the solution.