rewilding

[ ree-wahyl-ding ]

noun

1. the process of introducing animals or plants to their original habitat or one similar.
2. the process of returning land to an earlier, more natural state.

rewilding

/ riːˈwaɪldɪŋ /

noun

1. the practice of returning areas of land to a wild state, including the reintroduction of animal species that are no longer naturally found there

Word History and Origins

Origin of rewilding¹

First recorded in 1990–95; rewild ( def ) + -ing ¹( def )