SEEKING A NEW WILD

Rewilding projects are popping up across Europe, and one family took to the road to see them all

JAMES SHOOTER

“SHALL WE JUST GO for it? What have we got to lose?” “Our jobs, our house and possibly one of the kids, but yes, let’s do it.” This was the conversation I was having with my wife, Gemma, one spring evening in 2022. We were deliberating the trip of a lifetime – a year-long family tour of Europe’s rewilding sites. I have enjoyed some kneerubbingly good experiences with wildlife at home in Scotland, but I’ve always been greedy for more, particularly the large-scale restoration of ecosystems currently taking place across the continent. The plan was simple. We’d leave our jobs, sell our house, buy a motorhome, pack up our children – Isla (19 months) and Brodie (3) – and Tyson the dog, and hit the road. We’d team up with…

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Bbc Wildlife (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2024

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