Rewilding
Have you heard about the organisation "rewilding europe"? If not you're in for some uplifting news and inspiring projects around Europe, maybe even close to you.
I'm currently very interested in the one in Lapland, it's in the most northern part of Sweden and Norway. I guess I might be a bit partial to this project as it's in my home country after all, however it's absolutely stunning up there. It has the most dense old taiga forest in all of Europe plus tree of the largest free-flowing and untamed rivers in Europe! Would you look at that, little Sweden and Norway home to all that amazing landscape and nature. Can you then imagine all the various cool creatures that thrive there as well?
For example wolverines, bears, lynx and reindeer. Reindeer might not be especially cool but they do have an impact on forming the landscape but also help to connect people with nature. In Lapland we need to give the reindeer more attention, I know they might look dumb but they're very important to the ecological system. In fact in Europe this ecological system based on large herbivore migration is the only one left. The project works with the Sami to fight for grazing grounds, they also work with rewilding europe and locals towards lessening the mining and forestry industry so the reindeer can survive during the winter eating the very important ground lichens under the trees.
Rewilding Europe Lapland is for example also working in cooperation with the fishing industry around the northern rivers where they are trying to boost the fish migration by clearing artificial obstacles, rehabilitate spawning grounds and keeping a study on the numbers of fish with modern technology.
This is something I'd love to work with, which is one one of many reasons why I've decided to start University next year studying Zoology.
If you would like to read more about this great organisation you can click on the link below. I will most likely mention it again!
www.rewildingeurope.com
I'm currently very interested in the one in Lapland, it's in the most northern part of Sweden and Norway. I guess I might be a bit partial to this project as it's in my home country after all, however it's absolutely stunning up there. It has the most dense old taiga forest in all of Europe plus tree of the largest free-flowing and untamed rivers in Europe! Would you look at that, little Sweden and Norway home to all that amazing landscape and nature. Can you then imagine all the various cool creatures that thrive there as well?
For example wolverines, bears, lynx and reindeer. Reindeer might not be especially cool but they do have an impact on forming the landscape but also help to connect people with nature. In Lapland we need to give the reindeer more attention, I know they might look dumb but they're very important to the ecological system. In fact in Europe this ecological system based on large herbivore migration is the only one left. The project works with the Sami to fight for grazing grounds, they also work with rewilding europe and locals towards lessening the mining and forestry industry so the reindeer can survive during the winter eating the very important ground lichens under the trees.
Rewilding Europe Lapland is for example also working in cooperation with the fishing industry around the northern rivers where they are trying to boost the fish migration by clearing artificial obstacles, rehabilitate spawning grounds and keeping a study on the numbers of fish with modern technology.
This is something I'd love to work with, which is one one of many reasons why I've decided to start University next year studying Zoology.
If you would like to read more about this great organisation you can click on the link below. I will most likely mention it again!
www.rewildingeurope.com
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