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class="content__text" The Golden Toad—one of our #LostLegends—is believed to have gone extinct in 1989. However, two years after the last official sighting of the species in Monteverde, Costa Rica, Eladio Cruz, a local naturalist, saw some of the vibrant toads in a remote area of the Children’s Eternal Rainforest. No one has seen any of the toads since. But no one had ever returned to the spot high in the mountains of Monteverde to see if by some miraculous chance there were still Golden Toads living there. In 2021, 30 years after Eladio came across the Golden Toads, he returned to the same spot with a small expedition team and filmmaker Trevor Ritland to see if perhaps some Golden Toads had managed to beat the odds and had survived a combination of climate change and the chytrid fungus affecting their cloud forest habitat. Eldorado II: The Eternal Forest follows Eladio as he returns to the spot where he saw a species that has become a legend. (Read more at our link in bio) 📷 1 : A Golden Toad. (Photo by Martha Crump) 📷 2: Golden Toads during breeding season in the 1980s in Monteverde, Costa Rica. (Photo by Martha Crump) 📷 3: Eladio Cruz (center) talking with Luis Solano and Mark Wainwright during an expedition to a remote area where Eladio saw Golden Toads in 1991. (Photo by Trevor and Kyle Ritland) 📷 4: A stream in the Children’s Eternal Rainforest. (Photo by Trevor and Kyle Ritland) 📷 5: A photo slide of a Golden Toad taken by Martha Crump during field research in the 1980s. (Photo by Trevor and Kyle Ritland) #Amphibians #Toads #CostaRica #CloudForest #Monteverde #lostspecies

February 15, 2023

class="content__text" Bee our Valentine, honey! 🐝🍯 In this enchanting video, biologist and conservationist Dr. Rosa Vásquez Espinoza (@rosavespinoza) is photographed with Amazonian stingless bees. She studies this species and its unusual honey to discover the benefits the bee provides to the area and local people. Dr. Espinosa said in an interview with @treehuggerdotcom , “I fell in love with the concept that nature can provide us with medicine through plants, sediments, and other life forms. And to me, the Amazon jungle is one of the most beautiful and pure representations of nature. Yet, we still have to find better ways to protect it and take care of it.” This Valentine’s Day (and every day of the year), let your love for the wild BUZZ.✨ It’s time to put an end to the myth that the wild is something exotic that exists somewhere else. It isn’t. Whether it’s the forests of the Peruvian Amazon, or the woods surrounding your backyard, biodiversity exists everywhere. And no matter where you are in the world, it’s never too late to take action to protect Earth’s precious flora, fauna and fungi! #Lovethewildaroundyou Don’t know where to get started? Check out our Re:wild Your Life guide via link in bio! #lovethewild #love #valentines #vday #valentinesday #valentinesday2023 #TeamRewild 📸 @anaelisasotelov for @natgeo

February 14, 2023

class="content__text" Thanks to the incredible leadership of Ecuador’s provincial government of Morono Santiago and four Indigenous nationalities, the country has established one of the largest nature reserves in the Amazon region this month. The Tarímiat Pujutaí Nuṉka Reserve (which translates to ‘Territory for Well-being’ in the Shuar Indigenous language) covers more than 3 million acres of the Andean and Amazonian forests in Ecuador. The new reserve is in the Morona Santiago province, which includes the territories of the Shuar and Achuar Indigenous communities, who have guarded these forests for thousands of years. Its creation recognizes the territorial rights of the Shaur and Achuar peoples and allows them to protect and manage the area according to their collective traditions, while supporting sustainable livelihoods. The reserve overlaps with the Cordillera de Kutukú, Cordillera del Condor, Concha and Territorio Achuar Key Biodiversity Areas, places that are critical to the planet’s persistence of biodiversity. The region is home to more than 1,000 bird species, the Near Threatened Jaguar, and the Vulnerable Spectacled Bear and Lowland Tapir. It is also one of the country’s wildlands with the most plant species found nowhere else in the world. In addition to the Shuar and Achuar communities and @prefecturamoronasantiago, this victory was made possible by the technical assistance of @naturecultureinternational, and the financial support of @andesamazonfund, Wyss Foundation, Art into Acres, @bezosearthfund, NICFI, NORAD, and Re:wild. (Photos by Naturaleza and Cultura Internacional NCI)

February 14, 2023

class="content__text" Young people hold the power to create real, positive change for the future of our shared Earth. 🌏🤗 Groundwork Hudson Valley’s (@groundwork_hv) Green Team hires local teenagers enrolled in the Yonkers Public School system where they gain leadership skills and firsthand experience in conservation — like cleaning the Saw Mill River, building community gardens, and removing invasive species. The Green Team also works alongside National Park Service rangers conserving and restoring public lands throughout the United States — like Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Canyon. Re:wild supports Groundwork Hudson’s Green Team as a part of the Conservation Pathways For Youth program fund. 🟢🌳🌿🍃 📸 1: The Green Team at Van Cortlandt Park. The Green Team has been working closely with partners such the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance (@vcpalliance) to improve trails, habitat, and recreational facilities. 📸 2: In 2022, Green Team members removed hundreds of pounds of invasive plants to protect fragile wetlands along the Saw Mill River. 📸 3: Jordan Marji and Ian Cavalluzzi (@iancavalluzzi), standing in the Saw Mill River. 📸 4 :Jazmine Olivarez, Shaila Ortega, and Ariana Rayman planting native trees in Yonkers, NY. Green Team members planted 750 native trees this year.

February 11, 2023

class="content__text" Deserts are a tough place to live - both for wildlife and people. Imagine having to constantly move to take advantage of sparse rainfall and limited food sources. These harsh conditions underline the importance of ensuring that protected areas are healthy and able to support wildlife and people. Through the Rapid RESCUE Fund, a partnership between Re:wild and @eu_partnerships (under the leadership of @juttaurpilainen), Re:wild provides direct emergency support to @noebiodiversite (Noé) and its work to restore the biodiversity of Niger's National Nature Reserve of Termit and Tin-Toumma, a desert reserve that has become one of the last places on Earth where wild Addax antelope and Dama Gazelle live. Noé is working to preserve this resilient and vibrant habitat. Through community led surveillance, patrols, remote cameras, and drones, rangers are ensuring these species and the livelihoods of the communities in and around the reserve are safe. — Les déserts sont des endroits difficiles à vivre, tant pour la faune que pour les êtres humains. Imaginez que vous deviez vous déplacer constamment pour profiter des rares précipitations et des sources de nourriture limitées. Ces conditions difficiles soulignent l'importance de veiller à ce que les zones protégées soient fonctionnelles et capables de subvenir aux besoins de la faune et des personnes. Grâce au Fonds Rapid RESCUE, un partenariat entre Re:wild et @eu_partnerships (sous la direction de @juttaurpilainen), Re:wild fournit un soutien d'urgence direct à @noebiodiversite (Noé) et à son travail de restauration de la biodiversité de la Réserve Naturelle Nationale du Termit et de Tin-Toumma au Niger, une réserve désertique qui est devenue l'un des derniers endroits sur terre où vivent des antilopes Addax sauvages et des gazelles Dama. Noé s'efforce de préserver cet habitat si riche et résilient. Grâce à une surveillance menée de concert par la communauté locale, des patrouilles, les caméras pièges et les drones, les écogardes veillent à la sécurité de ces espèces et aux moyens de subsistance des habitants dans et autour de la réserve.

February 10, 2023

class="content__text" Studies of wetlands, rivers, and streams found that 100% of surface water samples contain at least one or more pesticides at detectable levels. This has a big impact on freshwater ecosystems and 90% of fish sampled contain one or more pesticides at a detectable level. Pesticides and fertilizers used by homeowners, schools, and industrial agriculture impact our everyday life by polluting our water sources. You can help reduce pollution #forwetlands! Stop using pesticides at home, and if you have to use a pesticide or fertilizer, opt for an OMRI Certified Organic one. Shop organic and local as much as you can, and encourage your community to opt for organic land care. The more we advocate for the protection of local wetlands, the healthier our planet becomes. We don't need to reinvent the planet. We need to rewild it. #worldwetlandsday

February 08, 2023

class="content__text" For peat’s sake, think about the wetlands! #WorldWetlandsDay 🌾 Whether you’re an amateur or professional gardener, it’s time to phase out the use of peat, leaving it—and the carbon it stores—in its natural setting. Peat is made from the decomposition of bog plants. Normally, plants decay and form carbon dioxide but because peat forms in a watery environment free from oxygen, it decomposes into carbon. That carbon remains locked in these wetlands and out of our atmosphere. This means that wetlands are an incredible carbon sink and Earth’s environmental heavy-hitters in the fight against climate change. When we harvest peat for our gardens, we unlock those reserves of stored carbon. Looking to lead a greener, more sustainable life? We have an entire guide on how to rewild your life! (link in bio) There, you can find more gardening tips and changes you can make to reduce your carbon footprint and support biodiversity. . . . . . . . #plant #plants #plantmom #plantdad #gardening #houseplant #cityliving #athome #diy #diygardening #sustainableliving #sustainablegardening #plantwildly #rewildyourlife

February 08, 2023

class="content__text" #WILDFACT: The Okavango River Basin is home to the largest remaining population of African Wild Dogs. These mighty hunters once roamed the entire continent of Africa, but much of their habitat has been destroyed leaving isolated fragments and their numbers are in decline. Today, African Wild Dogs are at a high risk of extinction. To protect them, we must also protect the wild lands upon which they depend. The Okavango Delta is a Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) that sustains countless wild lives. It is also currently at risk from Canadian company ReconAfrica, which is drilling for oil and gas upstream of the Okavango Delta in Namibia’s Kavango regions. You can help protect African Wild Dogs and all the other animals that share their home by signing the open letter calling for a moratorium on oil and gas drilling in the Okavango River Basin. Together, we can #SaveTheOkavango. For all wildkind. Link in bio. Photo by Peter Moore . . . . . . . . . . . #okavango #namibia #kba #africa #wild #dogs #dogsofinstagram #endangered #endangeredspecies #threatened #river #rivers #rewild #forallwildkind #wildlife #thereisnoplanetb

February 01, 2023

class="content__text" 🌊 Venture to the end of the world - aka the Strait of Magellan! Our partner @RewildingChile has been monitoring and documenting the marine biodiversity in the Strait of Magellan—which is largely understudied. This ecosystem plays a vital role as a corridor for wildlife. 🐧🐙🐋🦀🦭🐟 Follow this frigid adventure led by Rewilding Chile’s Conservation Director, @ingridespinozal, as they gather information from this biodiversity-rich region with the ultimate goal of protecting it! 🎥: Rewilding Chile

February 01, 2023

class="content__text" Recently, members of team Re:wild met with Brazilian government officials to reinforce partnerships and secure a plan for a greener future for Brazil. “On this occasion, we had the opportunity to share our 5-year strategic plan for Re:wild’s work in Brazil. After the violent events that took place here in Brasília on January 8th, the meeting also served to show our solidarity with the new government and express our full confidence in Brazilian democracy.” -Rodrigo Medeiros, senior Brazil associate, #teamrewild Pic 1: Chris Jordan, Rodrigo Medeiros and Russ Mittermeier ( #teamrewild) stand with Sonia Guajajara, (Minister of Indigenous Peoples) Pic 2: Joenia Wapichana, President of FUNIAI (National Foundation of Indigenous Peoples) Pic 3: Waldez Goes (Minister of Integration and Regional Development) Pic 4: Marina Silva (Minister of Environment and Climate Change. Also in this photo beside Rodrigo is Keith Alger from ICCF and Mauro Pires (Deputy Executive Secretary of the Ministry.) Team Re:wild: @chrisadamjordan @rodrigomedeiros.br @russmittermeier 🇧🇷: @guajajarasonia @joeniawapichana @waldezgoesofficial @_marinasilva_ . . . . . . . . #brazil #rewildbrazil #brasilia #savetheamazon @lulaoficial

January 25, 2023

class="content__text" Half of Earth’s habitable land is used for agriculture — and much of that agriculture is to grow feed for animals that humans then eat. 🌎 This is not sustainable. 🔥 We need to rethink our food system, which is why Re:wild is proud to join with partners across various sectors (farming, advocacy, social justice, healthcare, and more) to host the Food, Not Feed Summit in Washington, D.C. February 7-8. Join us online to hear how changes to the #FarmBill can lead to better outcomes for people and planet. Link in bio! 🟢 The USDA recommends a diet of at least 50% fresh fruits and vegetables. However, only 4% of federal financial support to farms went toward the production of fruits and vegetables in 2019. Compare that to the 30% that domestic meat, poultry, eggs, and animal feed received. 🟢 Our current food system is one of the biggest drivers of pollution, biodiversity loss and climate change, all of which have devastating impacts on life on Earth. There ARE solutions. Learn more about the issues and what you can do to help create systemic change at the link in our bio!

January 25, 2023

class="content__text" Happy Lunar New Year! 🌙 🧧🐇 It is the year of the rabbit and 2023 is expected to usher in a softer period of calmness and self-reflection. Today, we are celebrating one of our favorite ‘underfrog’ species — the Annamite Striped Rabbit. This species remained undetected by scientists until 1995 They are classified as Endangered by the #iucnredlist due to the high level of wire snares in the Annamite Mountains of Vietnam and Laos. Rangers in protected areas work to remove these snares, often collecting dozens, or even hundreds, in a single day. Re:wild is working with local partners to protect the Annamite Striped Rabbit and other threatened species from poaching. Fun facts about the Annamite Striped Rabbit: They have really short ears (which aren’t typical for rabbits)and are exclusively nocturnal. . . . . . . . #RewildAnnamites #rabbit #yearoftherabbit #lunarnewyear #happylunarnewyear #lunarnewyear2023 #newyear #newyearnewme #2023 #selffreflection #rabbitsofinstagram #calm #serenity #underfrog #rewild Art by @eric.losh 📸: Andrew Tilker #teamrewild

January 25, 2023