Why rewilding success stories make us hopeful for the future

<p>There are few places left on Earth that have been untouched by humans, and biodiversity is being lost at an unprecedented rate.</p><p>Luckily, there are ambitious rewilding programmes around the world that aim to fix this by returning land to nature.</p><p>In this week's episode of the&nbsp;<em>Science Focus Podcast</em>, we speak to Dr Andrea Perino, a scientist from the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research and an expert on rewilding. She tells us about the benefits of rewilding, whether it's acres of forest or just a tiny patch in your back garden.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/rewilding-can-it-save-our-wildlife-and-temper-climate-change/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read more about rewilding</strong></a></li></ul><p>Let us know what you think of the episode with a review or a comment wherever you listen to your podcasts.</p><ul><li><strong>Subscribe</strong>&nbsp;to the&nbsp;<em>Science Focus Podcast</em>&nbsp;on these services:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.acast.com/science-focus-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Acast</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/science-focus-podcast/id1296673906?mt=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">iTunes</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/immediate-media-2/science-focus-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://rss.acast.com/science-focus-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RSS</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1296673906/science-focus-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Overcast</a></li></ul><p><strong>Listen to more episodes of the&nbsp;<em>Science Focus Podcast</em>:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/could-leaving-nature-to-its-own-devices-be-the-key-to-meeting-the-uks-climate-goals-mark-lynas/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mark Lynas: Could leaving nature to its own devices be the key to meeting the UK’s climate goals?</a></l