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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 Arge

ntina. 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

10/06/2026

PUMA SPOTTING IN PATAGONIA

From pumas hunting to raising their cubs, this past season provided incredible scenes of this top predator in Patagonia Park, Argentina.

All of these sightings reflect an ecosystem that is returning to its natural state and the encounter between tracker Jose Bonomi, Mirta, and her cub is proof of that.

Behind every sighting is years of work in the field: monitoring, respectful observation, and building new relationships between communities, wildlife, and the park.

Visit parquepatagoniaargentina.org to plan your trip for the upcoming season.

Patagonia Park Argentina is a project led by Fundación Rewilding Argentina along with Freyja Foundation.
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09/06/2026

ONE OF THE SMALLEST DEER IN THE WORLD: THE PUDU

Since 2024, our offspring Fundación Rewilding Chile has been monitoring the pudú in the temperate rainforest of Pumalín Douglas Tompkins National Park, together with CONAF and FCFCNU Chile. This work has helped them learn more about this tiny deer and develop better strategies to protect them.

The pudú is one of the smallest deer in the world and a key species of the temperate rainforest: an herbivore, seed disperser, and essential part of an ecosystem. But the pudú faces increasing threats from habitat loss, roadkills, and free-roaming dogs.

This footage, captured a few years ago together with Panthera, shows a female pudú alongside her fawn. The beauty of the deer and the habitat underscores the critical importance of Pumalín as a refuge for this species.

Video: Rewilding Chile

03/06/2026

WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO CHANGE THE END OF THIS STORY?

One of the world’s most threatened species lives in Patagonia - the huemul deer. This highly endangered species is one of the world’s 20 priority species to help restore critical ecosystems, according to Ecography, but only an estimated 1,500 individuals remain in Chile and Argentina, existing in small, fragmented populations. Protecting this keystone species is key to maintaining the balance of the entire ecosystem.

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02/06/2026

WORLD PEATLANDS DAY

Peatlands: the planet’s hidden giants 🌱

Although they cover just 3% of the Earth’s surface, peatlands store more carbon than all the world’s forests combined. This superpower comes from thousands of years of organic matter accumulating under conditions of high moisture, low oxygen, and high acidity.

The peatlands of Chilean Patagonia store approximately 4.8 billion tons of carbon (according to research by Hoyos et al., CR2 – UMAG), accumulated over the past 18,000 years. That’s about 4.7 times more carbon than the total above-ground biomass of all Chilean forests!

These figures highlight the critical role peatlands play as long-term carbon sinks and their importance in addressing both the climate and biodiversity crises.

Today, on , we highlight the peatlands of the future Cape Froward National Park, which will protect more than 50,000 hectares of this valuable ecosystem, essential to the health of Patagonia 🌿

Video: Fundación Rewilding Chile

29/05/2026

TC AT MOUNTAINFILM 2026🏔️🎬

Mountainfilm - what a ride! We can’t believe it’s already been one week since we arrived in Telluride and met so many inspiring change makers, conservationists and filmmakers - all working to make this planet better for all.

If you attended, what was your favorite part of the weekend? Let us know!⬇️

Photographs by: Heather Kim and Beth Wald

28/05/2026

SEARCHING FOR HUEMUL🦌🚁

Rugged mountains, dense forests, and sweeping views define the northern sector of Pumalín Douglas Tompkins National Park: this was the backdrop of a recent effort by Fundación Rewilding Chile’s wildlife team to retrieve camera traps set a year ago in one of the most remote corners of Patagonia.

The mission: finding out if endangered huemul deer, the southernmost deer on Earth, are roaming the high valleys and ridges of Pumalín.

While the cameras didn't capture any huemul this time, the data they revealed is invaluable. From mapping the deer's potential range to documenting the full vertebrate fauna of the area, including invasive species like wild boar, every image tells us something new about this little-known ecosystem.

This expedition is part of the Huemul Corridor, a public-private initiative working to restore huemul populations across key conservation areas in Patagonia through connected wildlife corridors.

Video: Rewilding Chile

26/05/2026

Happy Birthday to conservation legend, Dr. George Schaller!🎉

Dr. Schaller was the first to conduct extensive field research on gorillas, pandas, lions, tigers, snow leopards, jaguars and many other species. His work has led to the creation of more than 20 parks and reserves worldwide and he’s mentored numerous young wildlife biologists, many who are now leading experts in their fields and some of the most effective conservationists in the world.

To learn more about George’s impact, you can read HOMESICK FOR A WORLD UNKNOWN by Miriam Horn, a riveting portrait that captures the seventy years he spent living among wild animals in the world’s most remote regions.

Thank you George for your decades of dedication to this planet. So much of the current landscape of conservation work would not exist without you and we hope to carry on your legacy for decades to come!

21/05/2026

THEY ARE BACK!🐆

Two incredible milestones for South America’s top predator: For the first time ever, visitors to Iberá National Park have been able to observe and document a wild jaguar roaming free in the 2-million-acre park, and thanks to the power of , there are now 50 documented jaguars in the wild in this vast ecosystem, the second-largest wetland of South America.

Since the start of the Jaguar Reintroduction Breeding Program in 2012, TC has worked with Fundación Rewilding Argentina to rewild this top predator which went extinct in Corrientes and Chaco provinces over 70 years ago. Now, the Iberá model of rewilding has inspired an even greater movement, the Jaguar Rivers Initiative, which will expand this vision of species and ecosystem restoration throughout the heart of South America.

19/05/2026

KRIS TOMPKINS SPEAKING AT MOUNTAINFILM 2026🏔️🎬

We are thrilled to announce that TC president and co-founder Kristine McDivitt Tompkins will be speaking this weekend at Mountainfilm festival in Telluride, CO! Festival goers can catch Kris on both Friday 5/22 and Saturday 5/23 as part of this year’s Minds Moving Mountains Speaker Series. To hear Kris and other renowned changemakers, make sure to check your schedules and reserve your tickets. We hope you can join us!

18/05/2026

Check out this incredible puma footage from Pumalín Douglas Tompkins National Park!🌿

While it may look like this puma is simply playing, this big cat is actually exhibiting an important behavior.

By rolling on the ground, a puma marks its territory and communicates with other individuals through chemical signals, even sending messages about its physical condition— which can attract a mate or deter others from entering its territory. This behavior can also help keep its coat in good condition and free of parasites.

The puma - also known as cougar or mountain lion - is found throughout the North and South American continents, across a wide range of ecosystems from Alaska to southern Chile and Argentina. Among these habitats is the temperate rainforest of Pumalín Douglas Tompkins National Park, where, in collaboration with Panthera and CONAF, our offspring Fundación Rewilding Chile was able to capture these unique images of a puma in the heart of the Valdivian rainforest.

A reminder that even the simplest behaviors of top predators have important impacts on how ecosystems work!

Video: Rewilding Chile

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