The crucial role of wild animals in wetland ecosystems and the services they provide

Can you see yourself joining a passionate and innovative team of people working to make Romania a wilder place? Would you like to use your skills and experience supporting the recovery of wild nature and wildlife populations across Romania, for the benefit of people and nature? If so, we might have the ideal job for you.

On September 25, the unique Tarutino steppe hosted the ethno-eco festival “Tarutino steppe” organized by Rewilding Ukraine and its partners Borodino Territorial Community and the Center for Ethnographic, Rural Tourism and Family Recreation “Frumushika-Nova”. The guests of the festival ate deliciously, had fun and got acquainted with the culture and nature of the region.

Mykhailo Nesterenko, a biologist and leader of the rewilding team in Ukraine, explains what rewilding is, what this new approach can give to the nature and people of the Danube Delta, and what challenges and hopes the Ukrainian team faces. He also shares some of his own background and what rewilding means for him personally.