rewilding
rewilding noun: the act of restoring a natural area to its former wild state, especially by repopulating it with animals that have been extirpated. Also the present participle and gerund of rewild.
Noun
rewilding (usually uncountable, plural rewildings)
- The act of restoring a natural area to its former wild state, especially by repopulating it with animals that have been extirpated.
- For rewilding North America, we need to find or restore some of the cogs and wheels we've already tossed into the dust bin.2004 July, Dave Foreman, Rewilding North America, Island Press, →ISBN, page 134
- The beaver was hunted to extinction in Britain more than three centuries ago, but is today the rewilding movement’s pin-up.2020 October 13, Patrick Barkham, “How maverick rewilders are trying to turn back the tide of extinction”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 18 Feb 2026, retrieved 09 Nov 2020
Also used as
rewilding is also the present participle and gerund of rewild.
rewilding meaning in Vietnamese
rewilding in Vietnamese
- large-scale conservation
- tái hoang dã
Antonyms of rewilding
Forms of rewilding
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Questions about rewilding
- What does rewilding mean?
- Rewilding means the act of restoring a natural area to its former wild state, especially by repopulating it with animals that have been extirpated.
- What is rewilding in Vietnamese?
- Rewilding in Vietnamese is tái hoang dã. See Rewilding meaning in Vietnamese.
- What part of speech is rewilding?
- Rewilding is a noun.
- What is the plural of rewilding?
- The plural of rewilding is rewildings.
Words near rewilding in the dictionary
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