Mammal keystone species and their role in rewilding with Rewilding Britain

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Publicado 2024-03-01
What do beavers, blue whales, and wolves all have in common? They are all keystone species. Keystone species are key elements of healthy ecosystems. We spoke to Sara King, Rewilding Manager of Rewilding Britain, to explore keystone species, trophic cascades, and mammal reintroductions taking place across the British Isles.



Sara manages and coordinates the development of the Rewilding Network - the first of its kind in Britain. Her role focuses on engaging with Network members and leading our strategy to upscale rewilding. Sara is also working on data collection, mapping projects and setting up connections across Britain to help facilitate knowledge exchange. Sara has a strong background in rewilding, biodiversity monitoring and assessment, species reintroductions, land management and restoration plans.
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  • @lifeofkarel
    The story about the wolves in Yellowstone is actually wrong. The wolves didn't eat that much dear, but caused a change in the behaviour of the dear. Where they previously grazed the open spaces, fear of being eaten now made them remain more in the bushier areas, leaving the open spaces to develop...
  • @janechapman7801
    Aren't we doing this in scotland anyway struggling a b8t with wold cats not sure the lynx discussion is like.
  • @inigoromon1937
    If you introduce boars without a keystrone predator like wolves, you get a real problem
  • @mikepotter5718
    Maybe a small scale experiment first. How about we introduce rabbits to one of the penal colonies and see how it turns out.