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  • Derek Gow: Wolves are thriving again across western Europe. Is it time to bring them back to the UK?
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    Derek Gow: Wolves are thriving again across western Europe. Is it time to bring them back to the UK?
    Former sheep farmer Derek Gow is on a mission to rewild Britain. Having switched sides from team sheep, he wants to reintroduce its mortal enemy.

    Inside a crepuscular barn filled with a pungent aroma, an imposing, bearded Scot Derek Gow sits surrounded by his collection of animal skulls, stuffed beavers, taxidermied badgers and birds of prey.

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  • Derek Gow: Wolves are thriving again across western Europe. Is it time to bring them back to the UK?
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    Derek Gow: Wolves are thriving again across western Europe. Is it time to bring them back to the UK?
    Former sheep farmer Derek Gow is on a mission to rewild Britain. Having switched sides from team sheep, he wants to reintroduce its mortal enemy.

    Inside a crepuscular barn filled with a pungent aroma, an imposing, bearded Scot Derek Gow sits surrounded by his collection of animal skulls, stuffed beavers, taxidermied badgers and birds of prey.

    Leon Foggitt / Guardian / eyevine

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  • Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Helen Senn of the Royal Zoological Society Scotland in charge of the wildcats release programme, at a vantage point overlooking the Cairngorms landscape. - Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park, in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

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  • Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Helen Senn of the Royal Zoological Society Scotland in charge of the wildcats release programme, at a vantage point overlooking the Cairngorms landscape. - Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park, in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

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  • Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Helen Sean of the Royal Zoological Society Scotland in charge of the wildcats release programme, at a vantage point overlooking the Cairngorms landscape. - Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park, in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

    © Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert / Guardian / eyevine

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  • Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Helen Senn of the Royal Zoological Society Scotland in charge of the wildcats release programme, at a vantage point overlooking the Cairngorms landscape. - Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park, in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

    © Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert / Guardian / eyevine

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  • Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Helen Senn of the Royal Zoological Society Scotland in charge of the wildcats release programme, at a vantage point overlooking the Cairngorms landscape. - Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park, in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

    © Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert / Guardian / eyevine

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  • Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park , in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

    © Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert / Guardian / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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  • Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park , in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

    © Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert / Guardian / eyevine

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  • Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Helen Senn of the Royal Zoological Society Scotland in charge of the wildcats release programme, at a vantage point overlooking the Cairngorms landscape. - Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park , in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

    © Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert / Guardian / eyevine

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  • Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Helen Senn of the Royal Zoological Society Scotland in charge of the wildcats release programme, at a vantage point overlooking the Cairngorms landscape. - Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park , in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

    © Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert / Guardian / eyevine

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  • Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Helen Senn of the Royal Zoological Society Scotland in charge of the wildcats release programme, at a vantage point overlooking the Cairngorms landscape. - Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park , in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

    © Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert / Guardian / eyevine

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  • Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Helen Senn of the Royal Zoological Society Scotland in charge of the wildcats release programme, at a vantage point overlooking the Cairngorms landscape. - Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park , in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

    © Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert / Guardian / eyevine

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  • Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park , in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

    © Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert / Guardian / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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  • Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park , in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

    © Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert / Guardian / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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  • Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park , in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

    © Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert / Guardian / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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  • Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park , in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

    © Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert / Guardian / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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  • Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Helen Senn of the Royal Zoological Society Scotland in charge of the wildcats release programme, at a vantage point overlooking the Cairngorms landscape. - Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park , in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

    © Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert / Guardian / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Helen Senn of the Royal Zoological Society Scotland in charge of the wildcats release programme, at a vantage point overlooking the Cairngorms landscape. - Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park , in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park , in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park , in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park , in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park , in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park , in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park , in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park , in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park , in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park , in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park , in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park , in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park , in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park , in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park , in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

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    Wildcats released in Scottish Highlands in effort to prevent extinction in UK
    Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project.

    Nearly 20 young wildcats have been released into the wild in a pine forest in the Scottish Highlands, in the first phase of a project to rescue the species from extinction in the UK.

    The cats were reared at a wildlife park operated by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as part of a breeding programme that will eventually lead to about 60 wildcats being released in the Cairngorm mountains south of Inverness.

    The project, the first time a predatory mammal has been deliberately reintroduced in the UK, was set up after the cats’ numbers plummeted as a result of significant losses of native woodland, human persecution and interbreeding with domestic cats.

    In 2019, a landmark report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature said the Scottish wildcat population was close to being functionally extinct because of a loss of genetic integrity and population decline. Its wild population, estimated then to be about 30 animals, was found to be "no longer viable".

    Wildcats at the Highland Wildlife Park , in Kingussie, Scotland, on 11 October 2023.
    The cats are on show in the park, and also bred in captivity at the park for release into the Cairngorms National Park.

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  • How Sussex farmers plan to rewild a nature-rich green corridor to the sea.
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    How Sussex farmers plan to rewild a nature-rich green corridor to the sea.
    Weald to Waves project aims to boost biodiversity by rewilding land as part of government 'landscape recovery' pilot scheme.

    James Baird is the driving force behind project to link up nature-friendly farming and rewilded land from the Sussex coast to the Knepp estate.

    When farmer James Baird read of Isabella Tree’s vision for rewilded land stretching from her Sussex estate all the way to the sea at Shoreham, he phoned up Tree and her husband, Charlie Burrell, and told them: "You're going to the wrong bit of coast - I've got the last bit."

    Now Baird, a self-described "hard-nosed arable farmer" who owns virtually the last slice of undeveloped West Sussex coast at Climping Gap, the other side of Worthing to Shoreham, is the driving force behind the creation of a wildlife-rich green corridor linking the rewilded Knepp estate to the sea.

    Baird, who has had a conversion to environmentally-friendly farming, on his farm near Littlehampton, Sussex.
    15-07-2022.

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  • How Sussex farmers plan to rewild a nature-rich green corridor to the sea.
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    How Sussex farmers plan to rewild a nature-rich green corridor to the sea.
    Weald to Waves project aims to boost biodiversity by rewilding land as part of government 'landscape recovery' pilot scheme.

    James Baird is the driving force behind project to link up nature-friendly farming and rewilded land from the Sussex coast to the Knepp estate.

    When farmer James Baird read of Isabella Tree’s vision for rewilded land stretching from her Sussex estate all the way to the sea at Shoreham, he phoned up Tree and her husband, Charlie Burrell, and told them: "You're going to the wrong bit of coast - I've got the last bit."

    Now Baird, a self-described "hard-nosed arable farmer" who owns virtually the last slice of undeveloped West Sussex coast at Climping Gap, the other side of Worthing to Shoreham, is the driving force behind the creation of a wildlife-rich green corridor linking the rewilded Knepp estate to the sea.

    Baird, who has had a conversion to environmentally-friendly farming, on his farm near Littlehampton, Sussex.
    15-07-2022.

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  • How Sussex farmers plan to rewild a nature-rich green corridor to the sea.
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    How Sussex farmers plan to rewild a nature-rich green corridor to the sea.
    Weald to Waves project aims to boost biodiversity by rewilding land as part of government 'landscape recovery' pilot scheme.

    James Baird is the driving force behind project to link up nature-friendly farming and rewilded land from the Sussex coast to the Knepp estate.

    When farmer James Baird read of Isabella Tree’s vision for rewilded land stretching from her Sussex estate all the way to the sea at Shoreham, he phoned up Tree and her husband, Charlie Burrell, and told them: "You're going to the wrong bit of coast - I've got the last bit."

    Now Baird, a self-described "hard-nosed arable farmer" who owns virtually the last slice of undeveloped West Sussex coast at Climping Gap, the other side of Worthing to Shoreham, is the driving force behind the creation of a wildlife-rich green corridor linking the rewilded Knepp estate to the sea.

    Baird, who has had a conversion to environmentally-friendly farming, on his farm near Littlehampton, Sussex.
    15-07-2022.

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  • How Sussex farmers plan to rewild a nature-rich green corridor to the sea.
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    How Sussex farmers plan to rewild a nature-rich green corridor to the sea.
    Weald to Waves project aims to boost biodiversity by rewilding land as part of government 'landscape recovery' pilot scheme.

    James Baird is the driving force behind project to link up nature-friendly farming and rewilded land from the Sussex coast to the Knepp estate.

    When farmer James Baird read of Isabella Tree’s vision for rewilded land stretching from her Sussex estate all the way to the sea at Shoreham, he phoned up Tree and her husband, Charlie Burrell, and told them: "You're going to the wrong bit of coast - I've got the last bit."

    Now Baird, a self-described "hard-nosed arable farmer" who owns virtually the last slice of undeveloped West Sussex coast at Climping Gap, the other side of Worthing to Shoreham, is the driving force behind the creation of a wildlife-rich green corridor linking the rewilded Knepp estate to the sea.

    Baird, who has had a conversion to environmentally-friendly farming, on his farm near Littlehampton, Sussex.
    15-07-2022.

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  • How Sussex farmers plan to rewild a nature-rich green corridor to the sea.
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    How Sussex farmers plan to rewild a nature-rich green corridor to the sea.
    Weald to Waves project aims to boost biodiversity by rewilding land as part of government 'landscape recovery' pilot scheme.

    James Baird is the driving force behind project to link up nature-friendly farming and rewilded land from the Sussex coast to the Knepp estate.

    When farmer James Baird read of Isabella Tree’s vision for rewilded land stretching from her Sussex estate all the way to the sea at Shoreham, he phoned up Tree and her husband, Charlie Burrell, and told them: "You're going to the wrong bit of coast - I've got the last bit."

    Now Baird, a self-described "hard-nosed arable farmer" who owns virtually the last slice of undeveloped West Sussex coast at Climping Gap, the other side of Worthing to Shoreham, is the driving force behind the creation of a wildlife-rich green corridor linking the rewilded Knepp estate to the sea.

    Baird, who has had a conversion to environmentally-friendly farming, on his farm near Littlehampton, Sussex.
    15-07-2022.

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  • How Sussex farmers plan to rewild a nature-rich green corridor to the sea.
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    How Sussex farmers plan to rewild a nature-rich green corridor to the sea.
    Weald to Waves project aims to boost biodiversity by rewilding land as part of government 'landscape recovery' pilot scheme.

    James Baird is the driving force behind project to link up nature-friendly farming and rewilded land from the Sussex coast to the Knepp estate.

    When farmer James Baird read of Isabella Tree’s vision for rewilded land stretching from her Sussex estate all the way to the sea at Shoreham, he phoned up Tree and her husband, Charlie Burrell, and told them: "You're going to the wrong bit of coast - I've got the last bit."

    Now Baird, a self-described "hard-nosed arable farmer" who owns virtually the last slice of undeveloped West Sussex coast at Climping Gap, the other side of Worthing to Shoreham, is the driving force behind the creation of a wildlife-rich green corridor linking the rewilded Knepp estate to the sea.

    Baird, who has had a conversion to environmentally-friendly farming, on his farm near Littlehampton, Sussex.
    15-07-2022.

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  • How Sussex farmers plan to rewild a nature-rich green corridor to the sea.
    DUKAS_141804977_EYE
    How Sussex farmers plan to rewild a nature-rich green corridor to the sea.
    Weald to Waves project aims to boost biodiversity by rewilding land as part of government 'landscape recovery' pilot scheme.

    James Baird is the driving force behind project to link up nature-friendly farming and rewilded land from the Sussex coast to the Knepp estate.

    When farmer James Baird read of Isabella Tree’s vision for rewilded land stretching from her Sussex estate all the way to the sea at Shoreham, he phoned up Tree and her husband, Charlie Burrell, and told them: "You're going to the wrong bit of coast - I've got the last bit."

    Now Baird, a self-described "hard-nosed arable farmer" who owns virtually the last slice of undeveloped West Sussex coast at Climping Gap, the other side of Worthing to Shoreham, is the driving force behind the creation of a wildlife-rich green corridor linking the rewilded Knepp estate to the sea.

    Baird, who has had a conversion to environmentally-friendly farming, on his farm near Littlehampton, Sussex.
    15-07-2022.

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  • How Sussex farmers plan to rewild a nature-rich green corridor to the sea.
    DUKAS_141804978_EYE
    How Sussex farmers plan to rewild a nature-rich green corridor to the sea.
    Weald to Waves project aims to boost biodiversity by rewilding land as part of government 'landscape recovery' pilot scheme.

    James Baird is the driving force behind project to link up nature-friendly farming and rewilded land from the Sussex coast to the Knepp estate.

    When farmer James Baird read of Isabella Tree’s vision for rewilded land stretching from her Sussex estate all the way to the sea at Shoreham, he phoned up Tree and her husband, Charlie Burrell, and told them: "You're going to the wrong bit of coast - I've got the last bit."

    Now Baird, a self-described "hard-nosed arable farmer" who owns virtually the last slice of undeveloped West Sussex coast at Climping Gap, the other side of Worthing to Shoreham, is the driving force behind the creation of a wildlife-rich green corridor linking the rewilded Knepp estate to the sea.

    Baird, who has had a conversion to environmentally-friendly farming, on his farm near Littlehampton, Sussex.
    15-07-2022.

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  • How Sussex farmers plan to rewild a nature-rich green corridor to the sea.
    DUKAS_141804970_EYE
    How Sussex farmers plan to rewild a nature-rich green corridor to the sea.
    Weald to Waves project aims to boost biodiversity by rewilding land as part of government 'landscape recovery' pilot scheme.

    James Baird is the driving force behind project to link up nature-friendly farming and rewilded land from the Sussex coast to the Knepp estate.

    When farmer James Baird read of Isabella Tree’s vision for rewilded land stretching from her Sussex estate all the way to the sea at Shoreham, he phoned up Tree and her husband, Charlie Burrell, and told them: "You're going to the wrong bit of coast - I've got the last bit."

    Now Baird, a self-described "hard-nosed arable farmer" who owns virtually the last slice of undeveloped West Sussex coast at Climping Gap, the other side of Worthing to Shoreham, is the driving force behind the creation of a wildlife-rich green corridor linking the rewilded Knepp estate to the sea.

    Baird, who has had a conversion to environmentally-friendly farming, on his farm near Littlehampton, Sussex.
    15-07-2022.

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  • How Sussex farmers plan to rewild a nature-rich green corridor to the sea.
    DUKAS_141804981_EYE
    How Sussex farmers plan to rewild a nature-rich green corridor to the sea.
    Weald to Waves project aims to boost biodiversity by rewilding land as part of government 'landscape recovery' pilot scheme.

    James Baird is the driving force behind project to link up nature-friendly farming and rewilded land from the Sussex coast to the Knepp estate.

    When farmer James Baird read of Isabella Tree’s vision for rewilded land stretching from her Sussex estate all the way to the sea at Shoreham, he phoned up Tree and her husband, Charlie Burrell, and told them: "You're going to the wrong bit of coast - I've got the last bit."

    Now Baird, a self-described "hard-nosed arable farmer" who owns virtually the last slice of undeveloped West Sussex coast at Climping Gap, the other side of Worthing to Shoreham, is the driving force behind the creation of a wildlife-rich green corridor linking the rewilded Knepp estate to the sea.

    Baird, who has had a conversion to environmentally-friendly farming, on his farm near Littlehampton, Sussex.
    15-07-2022.

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  • How Sussex farmers plan to rewild a nature-rich green corridor to the sea.
    DUKAS_141804973_EYE
    How Sussex farmers plan to rewild a nature-rich green corridor to the sea.
    Weald to Waves project aims to boost biodiversity by rewilding land as part of government 'landscape recovery' pilot scheme.

    James Baird is the driving force behind project to link up nature-friendly farming and rewilded land from the Sussex coast to the Knepp estate.

    When farmer James Baird read of Isabella Tree’s vision for rewilded land stretching from her Sussex estate all the way to the sea at Shoreham, he phoned up Tree and her husband, Charlie Burrell, and told them: "You're going to the wrong bit of coast - I've got the last bit."

    Now Baird, a self-described "hard-nosed arable farmer" who owns virtually the last slice of undeveloped West Sussex coast at Climping Gap, the other side of Worthing to Shoreham, is the driving force behind the creation of a wildlife-rich green corridor linking the rewilded Knepp estate to the sea.

    Baird, who has had a conversion to environmentally-friendly farming, on his farm near Littlehampton, Sussex.
    15-07-2022.

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  • How Sussex farmers plan to rewild a nature-rich green corridor to the sea.
    DUKAS_141804969_EYE
    How Sussex farmers plan to rewild a nature-rich green corridor to the sea.
    Weald to Waves project aims to boost biodiversity by rewilding land as part of government 'landscape recovery' pilot scheme.

    James Baird is the driving force behind project to link up nature-friendly farming and rewilded land from the Sussex coast to the Knepp estate.

    When farmer James Baird read of Isabella Tree’s vision for rewilded land stretching from her Sussex estate all the way to the sea at Shoreham, he phoned up Tree and her husband, Charlie Burrell, and told them: "You're going to the wrong bit of coast - I've got the last bit."

    Now Baird, a self-described "hard-nosed arable farmer" who owns virtually the last slice of undeveloped West Sussex coast at Climping Gap, the other side of Worthing to Shoreham, is the driving force behind the creation of a wildlife-rich green corridor linking the rewilded Knepp estate to the sea.

    Baird, who has had a conversion to environmentally-friendly farming, on his farm near Littlehampton, Sussex.
    15-07-2022.

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    Ray Mears - rewild London's Trafalgar Square
    TV presenter and passionate environmentalist, Ray Mears, to rewild London's Trafalgar Square, to show what the iconic landmark would have looked like pre-urbansiation and to raise awareness of the importance rewilding has on bio-diversity. With spaces greyer and more industrial than ever before, the concept is to highlight the rapid urbanisation of the UK and to reconnect the public with outdoor spaces and activities, as well as reinforcing their importance for the ecosystem

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    Ray Mears - rewild London's Trafalgar Square
    TV presenter and passionate environmentalist, Ray Mears, to rewild London's Trafalgar Square, to show what the iconic landmark would have looked like pre-urbansiation and to raise awareness of the importance rewilding has on bio-diversity. With spaces greyer and more industrial than ever before, the concept is to highlight the rapid urbanisation of the UK and to reconnect the public with outdoor spaces and activities, as well as reinforcing their importance for the ecosystem

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    Ray Mears - rewild London's Trafalgar Square
    TV presenter and passionate environmentalist, Ray Mears, to rewild London's Trafalgar Square, to show what the iconic landmark would have looked like pre-urbansiation and to raise awareness of the importance rewilding has on bio-diversity. With spaces greyer and more industrial than ever before, the concept is to highlight the rapid urbanisation of the UK and to reconnect the public with outdoor spaces and activities, as well as reinforcing their importance for the ecosystem

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    Ray Mears - rewild London's Trafalgar Square
    TV presenter and passionate environmentalist, Ray Mears, to rewild London's Trafalgar Square, to show what the iconic landmark would have looked like pre-urbansiation and to raise awareness of the importance rewilding has on bio-diversity. With spaces greyer and more industrial than ever before, the concept is to highlight the rapid urbanisation of the UK and to reconnect the public with outdoor spaces and activities, as well as reinforcing their importance for the ecosystem

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