Episode 86: Rewilding The Great Plains – America’s Serengeti




Rewilding Earth Podcast show

Summary: Nicole Rosmarino, Ph.D. co-founded the <a href="https://southernplains.org/">Southern Plains Land Trust</a> (SPLT) in 1998 and has served as its Executive Director since 2011. In her work for SPLT, she is striving to create large shortgrass prairie wildlife refuges that emulate the “<a href="https://rewilding.org/bringing-back-the-american-serengeti/">American Serengeti</a>” that once occurred in the Great Plains.<br> Dr. Daniel Kinka is <a href="https://www.americanprairie.org/">American Prairie Reserve</a>’s Wildlife Restoration Manager. His primary responsibilities include restoring and monitoring wildlife on the Reserve and managing the wildlife-friendly ranching program “Wild Sky.” He also acts as a liaison to scientists conducting research at American Prairie, other non-governmental organizations, agencies, and other external entities.<br> Topics<br> <br> * Hard vs soft rewilding<br> * Wildlands philanthropy<br> * Coexistence and tolerance as a key factor in the density of wildlife on the Great Plains<br> * The big vision and how we can bring back the American Serengeti<br> <br> Extra Credit<br> Visit and support these great organizations!<br> <br> * <a href="https://southernplains.org/">Southern Plains Land Trust</a><br> * <a href="https://www.americanprairie.org/">American Prairie</a><br> * Listen to Nicole in <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-15-nicole-rosmarino-on-rewilding-the-american-serengeti/">Episode 15: Nicole Rosmarino on Rewilding The American Serengeti</a><br> * Listen to Daniel in <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-76-american-prairie-reserve-big-rewilding-on-americas-northern-great-plains/">Episode 76: American Prairie Reserve – Big Rewilding On America’s Northern Great Plains</a><br> <br> American Prairie Current Land Map<br> <br> Nicole Rosmarino, Ph.D. co-founded the <a href="https://southernplains.org/">Southern Plains Land Trust</a> (SPLT) in 1998 and has served as its Executive Director since 2011. In her work for SPLT, she is striving to create large shortgrass prairie wildlife refuges that emulate the “<a href="https://rewilding.org/bringing-back-the-american-serengeti/">American Serengeti</a>” that once occurred in the Great Plains.<br> Dr. Daniel Kinka is <a href="https://www.americanprairie.org/">American Prairie Reserve</a>’s Wildlife Restoration Manager. His primary responsibilities include restoring and monitoring wildlife on the Reserve and managing the wildlife-friendly ranching program “Wild Sky.” He also acts as a liaison to scientists conducting research at American Prairie, other non-governmental organizations, agencies, and other external entities.<br> Topics<br> <br> * Hard vs soft rewilding<br> * Wildlands philanthropy<br> * Coexistence and tolerance as a key factor in the density of wildlife on the Great Plains<br> * The big vision and how we can bring back the American Serengeti<br> <br> Extra Credit<br> Visit and support these great organizations!<br> <br> * <a href="https://southernplains.org/">Southern Plains Land Trust</a><br> * <a href="https://www.americanprairie.org/">American Prairie</a><br> * Listen to Nicole in <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-15-nicole-rosmarino-on-rewilding-the-american-serengeti/">Episode 15: Nicole Rosmarino on Rewilding The American Serengeti</a><br> * Listen to Daniel in <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-76-american-prairie-reserve-big-rewilding-on-americas-northern-great-plains/">Episode 76: American Prairie Reserve – Big Rewilding On America’s Northern Great Plains</a><br> <br> American Prairie Current Land Map<br> <br>