Nearly 25% of Europe’s Landscape Could be Rewilded, Research Finds

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesAug 15, 2024, 8:41 pm153 pts
Abandoned farmlands in Europe — which make up nearly 25 percent of the continent’s landscape — have the potential to be rewilded, according to a new study published in Current Biology. The researchers found that 289 million acres of European farmland is ripe with rewilding potential, a press release…

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