rewilded
Returned to nature
Rewilded describes land, ecosystems, or animals that have been returned to a wild or natural state after human intervention or domestication.
Conservation efforts may rewild former farmland by reintroducing native species and removing human infrastructure: The rewilded estate now supports wolves and wild horses.
Animals raised in captivity may be rewilded—rehabilitated for release into natural habitats.
Uncultivated natural areas
- pristinePure and untouched
- untamedNot domesticated
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
ecoregion · wetland · grassland · woodland · floodplain · meadow · scrubland · moorland
Finest taxonomic rank
- richnessState of abundance
- abundanceAmple supply, overflowing
- diversityState of varied elements
- endemismGeographic species restriction
variation · pollinators · herbivores · carnivores · apex · ungulates · avifauna · insects
Replanting depleted woodlands
- reintroductionAct of bringing back
- reclamationRecovery of something lost
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
regeneration · recolonization · revegetation · repopulation · reestablishment · renewal · revitalization · resurgence
Following in order
- keystoneArch's central locking stone
- trophicRelating to feeding
- nutrientLife-sustaining substance
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
symbiosis · resilience · adaptation · climax · community · niche · foodweb · decomposition
wildlands
Uncultivated natural areas
corridor · ecoregion · wetland · grassland · woodland · floodplain · meadow · scrubland · moorland · hedgerow
species
Finest taxonomic rank
endemism · variation · pollinators · herbivores · carnivores · apex · ungulates · avifauna · insects · mammals
reforestation
Replanting depleted woodlands
- reintroductionAct of bringing back
- reclamationRecovery of something lost
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
recovery · regeneration · recolonization · revegetation · repopulation · reestablishment · renewal · revitalization · resurgence · reversion
succession
Following in order
cycle · symbiosis · resilience · adaptation · climax · community · niche · foodweb · decomposition · interdependence
- animal termstame, domesticated, feral, captive, pet
rewildedcultivated
Improved through nurture
domesticated · farmed · managed · manicured · tended
rewildeddegraded
Reduced in rank or quality
deforested · exploited · depleted · desertified · stripped