rewilder
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]rewilder (plural rewilders)
- (ecology) A person who advocates the reintroduction of animals into the wild as a means of conservation.
- 2009 January 4, Catherine Bennett, “Catherine Bennett: After beavers and wolves, why not bring back the black rat?”, in The Observer[1]:
- In this way, the reintroduction of the black rat, as well as being justice for the rats and excellent for biodiversity, would, according to the thinking rewilder, symbolise a mystical reconnection with what is most verminous in ourselves.
- 2020 October 13, Patrick Barkham, “How maverick rewilders are trying to turn back the tide of extinction”, in The Guardian[2], retrieved 2020-11-09:
- His services are increasingly in demand from a new generation of rewilders, including wealthy landowners wanting to bring back beavers, as well as harvest mice, wildcats and white storks.