In their bold bid to restore wilderness on Dutch reclaimed land, conservationists opened the gates for megaherbivores and let ecological processes run largely free — but what began as a pioneering “rewilding” experiment in the Oostvaardersplassen has spiralled into a cautionary tale of how good intentions, absent full ecosystem planning and human-careful oversight, can lead to suffering, controversy and a hard reckoning for modern conservation. #theoriginsfoundation #wildlifemanagement #sustaina

Land reclamation. Land reclamation, usually known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a landfill), is the process of creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds or lake beds. The land reclaimed is known as reclamation ground or land fill. Land reclamation can be achieved with a number of different methods. The simplest method involves filling the area with large amounts of heavy rock and/or cement, then filling with clay and dirt until the desired height is re