DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lifton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lifton</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rewilding</span></a> project breeds success </p><p>By Guy Boswell, 8th Feb 2025</p><p>"You do not expect <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/stork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stork</span></a> to be standing in a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WestDevon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WestDevon</span></a> field, but the striking white birds are there in force.</p><p>"They are among several <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/endangered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>endangered</span></a> native species which are part of a project at Lifton, near <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Broadwoodwidger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Broadwoodwidger</span></a>, which returns birds and animals to the wild.</p><p>"The idea is to increase <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> and enrich wildlife on rural land which is largely barren of animals and the food chain which supports them.</p><p>"Derek Gow runs the project under his business the Derek Gow Consultancy which specialises in water vole conservation, surveys, breeding and reintroduction and mitigation – among other protected British mammals and reptiles. He works with clients on the ethical mitigation of developments."</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.tavistock-today.co.uk/news/lifton-rewilding-project-breeds-success-763145" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tavistock-today.co.uk/news/lif</span><span class="invisible">ton-rewilding-project-breeds-success-763145</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LiftonDevon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LiftonDevon</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DevonEngland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DevonEngland</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DevonUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DevonUK</span></a></p>