Tompkins Conservation

Tompkins Conservation We believe the world can be more wild, beautiful and equitable! For more information: www.rewildingargentina. org.

We have a rewilding approach to conservation—measured in land and sea protected, wildlife populations recovered, and neighboring communities prospering as a result of conservation. For nearly three decades we’ve been working to create parklands, protect and restore wildlife, promote regenerative agriculture, and prove that national parks are economic drivers for local communities in Chile and Argentina. Our results speak for themselves: over 14 million acres protected, rebounding wildlife populations, and expanding economic opportunity in park gateway communities, accomplished with our strategic partners, Tompkins Conservation Chile and Rewilding Argentina. Our current initiatives in Argentina with Rewilding Argentina include rewilding jaguars, giant river otters, red-and-green macaws, patagonia vizcacha, and many other species, creating coastal and marine protected areas in Argentine Patagonia and other large-scale land conservation in Corrientes, Chaco, Chubut and Santa Cruz. In Chile, we are working with Tompkins Conservation Chile on rewilding projects involving the endangered huemul deer, Darwin's rhea, condors and other species, on developing wildlife corridors across Chilean Patagonia and other conservation projects. See more Chilean projects on our website: www.tompkinsconservation.org/explore-chile.php

13/08/2026

A HUEMUL SNOW DAY❄️

Fundación Rewilding Chile wildlife ranger Luigi Solís captured these beautiful videos of a huemul frolicking in the snow near Cerro Castillo National Park, where 10% of the remaining population lives. During winter in the Southern Hemisphere, huemuls come down from the mountains in search of food. This deer was spotted on the outskirts of the Huemul Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, a facility that treats injuries from road accidents and dog attacks, addresses diseases transmitted by livestock, and releases healthy individuals back into the wild.

⚠️ A reminder to park visitors: remember to drive slowly and with caution. Wild animals may be near the highway.

Video: Rewilding Chile

12/08/2026

THE RETURN OF THE GUANACO TO EL IMPENETRABLE

For more than a century, the Dry Chaco in Argentina lost one of its great native herbivores.

With the third release carried out in April in El Impenetrable National Park, our offspring Fundación Rewilding Argentina continues to write a new chapter in the guanaco’s return.

As a large native herbivore, the guanaco helps maintain grasslands and disperse seeds, playing a fundamental role in this ecosystem.

All released guanacos are fitted with VHF and satellite GPS collars, which allows the teams to track their movements and better understand how they are adapting to life in the wild.

Video: Rewilding Argentina

11/08/2026

NATURE BEHIND THE SCENES

Male jaguar Kuimba’e (meaning “man” in the Guaraní language) rests high in a tree at the Laguna Iberá gateway to Iberá Park.

This incredible footage was captured earlier this year by camera traps installed by our offspring Fundación Rewilding Argentina. Camera traps are valuable tools in conservation, allowing us to catch a glimpse of species behavior when humans are not present.

Kuimba’e is one of the many jaguars who are part of the growing population in Iberá, a region where the species was previously extinct for more than 70 years. Through we hope to have more epic encounters such as this one as jaguars and other species make their return.

Video: Rewilding Argentina

05/08/2026

GROUNDBREAKING PROGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL HUEMUL DAY🦌🌎

Fundación Rewilding Chile’s Huemul Rescue and Rehabilitation Center has released its first patient: a young stag nicknamed Distraído, with a dangerous livestock-spread disease. The stag underwent a month of intensive treatment at the center and was set free to rejoin his herd. As this treatment center opens up opportunities to safeguard the species, it’s a groundbreaking milestone in the recovery of huemul deer.

Here’s WHY we’re working to protect this species:
🦌It’s one of the planet’s most endangered mammals: only 1% of its original population remains (~1500 individuals).
🦌Huemuls are essential grazers that help prune vegetation and spread native seeds across Patagonia. The magazine Ecography identified the species’ recovery as key to ecosystem restoration.
🦌There are fewer wild huemul deer in the world than giant pandas!

Rewilding Chile, the offspring organization of Tompkins Conservation, created the Huemul Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in collaboration with Chile’s Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG), adjacent to Cerro Castillo NP, a stronghold of 10% of the species population.

Video: Beth Wald with footage from Rewilding Chile

VOLUNTEER IN PATAGONIA!Fundación Rewilding Chile is looking for volunteers to help restore the wilds of Patagonia and mo...
03/08/2026

VOLUNTEER IN PATAGONIA!

Fundación Rewilding Chile is looking for volunteers to help restore the wilds of Patagonia and monitor wildlife!

The program is now accepting applications for November and December of this year. For 10 days, volunteers will help restore the habitat of the Darwin's Rhea in the Valle Chacabuco sector of Patagonia National Park, located in the Aysén region of Chile.

The deadline to apply is August 8th. Proficiency in Spanish is a must. Spots are limited. Apply today: forms.gle/paff4uJWYRuV7jq76

30/07/2026

BRINGING BACK THE GIANT ANTEATER

A new giant anteater was released in Iberá National Park last week by our Fundación Rewilding Argentina teammates! This release is part of an effort to supplement the giant anteater population and strengthen their presence in the northernmost sector of the Iberá wetlands.

The giant anteater reintroduction project was an initiative co-created by Tompkins Conservation and Rewilding Argentina, and continues to be carried out by RA with cooperation from the Government of Corrientes.

Today, new generations of giant anteaters are being born in the wild, and their populations continue to grow and expand.

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ONE WEEK AT “THE MAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH!” Last week, Fundación Rewilding Chile, Fundación Rewilding Argentina, Jaguar R...
20/07/2026

ONE WEEK AT “THE MAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH!”

Last week, Fundación Rewilding Chile, Fundación Rewilding Argentina, Jaguar Rivers Initiative and Tompkins Conservation brought the power of to , the world’s largest GIS conference!

Some of the week’s biggest highlights:
🌎TC president and co-founder Kris Tompkins gave the Plenary Session keynote, highlighting the need for conservation beyond borders to a room of 20,000 people.
🌎TC’s booth in the map gallery highlighted the continental visions for the Andean Corridor and Jaguar Rivers Initiative.
🌎Kris enjoyed meeting a lot of conference goers during her Patagonia National Park book signing!
🌎Rewilding Chile’s Director of Wildlife, Cristián Saucedo, gave a talk at Esri’s Latin American User meetup highlighting his organization’s work using essential Esri tools.

We’re grateful to the GIS community for welcoming our team with open arms and look forward to working together for nature, expanding our new connections beyond the UC!

Photographs by: Heather Kim, Esri

14/07/2026

On , we are highlighting the first successful broadnose sevengill shark tagging campaign in Patagonia Azul that our Fundación Rewilding Argentina teammates carried out earlier this year. This effort is key to better understanding this iconic and endangered species in the Argentine Sea.🦈

Thanks to the joint efforts of organizations, conservation teams, and local communities, the RA team was able to capture, tag, and release individuals back into the sea, marking and identifying a total of more than 150 specimens that they wil be able to monitor. This allows the team to gather essential information about their movements, growth, and habitat use, which will help to create more effective strategies for their protection.

Video: Hori Barbieri

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