The Rewilding Europe Award in European wildlife photography highlights native species reclaiming habitats and the visible beauty of nature recovery.
The Rewilding Europe Award in the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition celebrates images of native species returning to their habitats. Its themes include wolves, lynx, bison, sturgeon, black storks and other species connected with wilder European landscapes.
Photography matters because recovery can be difficult to picture. A policy report says that a species is returning; a strong image lets people see the animal, the place and the atmosphere of that return.
The award also recognises ecological processes. Predators, scavengers, grazers and wetland birds all shape landscapes in different ways. A photograph can capture a moment, but behind it may be years of habitat protection, releases, monitoring and local work.
For readers, the beauty is part of the value. People protect what they can imagine, and wildlife photography helps nature recovery become visible rather than abstract.
Source: Rewilding Europe