The chirp of cicadas ripples through the pine forest, carried along on the same breeze as the scent of lavender and wild thyme -- with nearly no ...
One of Europe's biggest experiments in rewilding is taking place at the Grand Barry nature reserve in southeast France. VERONNE, France: The chirp of cicadas ripples through the pine forest, carried along on the same breeze as the scent of lavender and wild thyme - with nearly no trace of man.
"On Earth, there are hardly any places which have not been influenced by humans, one way or the other," says Zoltan Kun, from the Frankfurt Zoological Society. READ: Planting crops, building wells: Local volunteers take the lead to prevent yearly peatland fires in Indonesia's Riau This involves everything from removing small dams on rivers, to identifying and creating safe passages for wildlife to cross over or under roads.The wooded massif of Grand Barry, spread across 100 hectares of France's Drome region, is shot through with a kilometres-long rocky ridge.
Such safeguards put the reserve on a par with the highest protected status granted by the International Union for Conservation of Nature's criteria, higher than that of national park. As well as benefiting local biodiversity, rewilding can play a key role in the fight against climate change. Although he's not against the idea in theory, he argues it would take"thousands of hectares" to achieve meaningful results.
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