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Europe's New Wild

Fighting Fire with Fire

With the dry, hot Iberian summers, vegetation becomes a tinderbox. With strategic burning, a controlled fire break is created. These fires, burning with 10 times less heat, leave plant roots and soil undamaged.

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The Danube delta is a treasure trove of biodiversity.
The Land of the Snow and Ice
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Native Sami people and modern conservationists team up to save age-old reindeer migration.
Return of the Titans
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In Europe’s Carpathian mountains and beyond, the continent’s most iconic species thrive.
The Missing Lynx
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Across Iberia, rare subspecies are making a comeback thanks to rewilding efforts.
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