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rewilding

American  
[ree-wahyl-ding] / riˈwaɪl dɪŋ /

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 British  
/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of rewilding

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

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