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First record of “Fan Algae” reported for Chile on the Isla Grande of Tierra del Fuego
A recent scientific publication has documented, for the first time in Chile, the presence of the brown macroalga Microzonia velutina in the underwater environment of the Isla Grande of Tierra del Fuego. The discovery was made during a joint expedition to B …
Communities celebrate the 8th anniversary of Pumalín Douglas Tompkins National Park
Residents from across the region gathered to take part in guided hikes, workshops inspired by natural and cultural heritage, and a range of activities that fostered a deeper connection with nature in this protected area.
The key role of volunteers in the battle against exotic flora in Patagonia
Participants from across Chile and around the world have joined the new Volunteer Program launched by Rewilding Chile, helping remove invasive exotic plants in Cerro Castillo National Park and Patagonia National Park.
Local communities launch campaign to prevent huemul roadkills in Cerro Castillo National Park
Residents have carried out two patrol operations in Cerro Castillo and Puerto Ingeniero Ibáñez to raise awareness among motorists about the importance of responsible driving on roads in the Aysén Region.
New records of Darwin’s frog in Pumalín and Corcovado National Parks
The field season of the Amphibian Program led by Fundación Rewilding Chile has begun, yielding new documented sightings of this endangered species.
Chilean research reveals surprising local adaptations of giant kelp in Comau Fjord
The Marine Program of Rewilding Chile, in collaboration with the Universidad Austral of Chile, has discovered how populations of Macrocystis pyrifera adapt to survive and maintain vital functions in the highly variable environmental conditions of Patagonia …
Conaf and Rewilding Chile strengthen protection of the Canquén Colorado Natural Monument with wildlife rangers and improved infrastructure
The joint initiative aims to reinforce and support the effective management of the Canquén Colorado Natural Monument, created to protect one of the most important breeding sites of this species, which is currently endangered.
Publication on the origins of pottery making in Chile Chico launched
The booklet was presented as part of the closing milestone of the Arts and Nature cycle at Patagonia National Park, a program promoted by Rewilding Chile and facilitated by Pulso Austral that has trained more than 60 women over three periods in techniques …
Project Manku releases three new Andean condors in Patagonia National Park
The birds were transported in October from the Raptor Rehabilitation Center (CRAR), located in Chile’s Metropolitan Region, to Patagonia National Park in the Aysén Region.
Rewilding Chile leads seminar to chart the future of species recovery and ecosystem restoration in the country and the region
Bringing together government authorities, technical specialists, academics, and environmental organizations, Fundación Rewilding Chile held the seminar “Rewilding in Chile: Experiences and Projections,” aimed at advancing this conservation strategy as …
Scientists publish first-ever characterization of marine biodiversity in Inútil Bay, Tierra del Fuego
A collaboration between Fundación Rewilding Chile; the universities of Magallanes, Valparaíso, and Austral; and the Chilean National Museum of Natural History has enabled, for the first time, a comprehensive study of this fragile yet invaluable area.
Craftsmanship and nature at the Coyhaique Cultural Center: An exhibition that showcases the cultural heritage of Cerro Castillo National Park
The exhibition was open to the public from November 6 to 13 and aimed to revive traditional techniques while highlighting the local knowledge and designs rooted in the territory.
Over 300 people take part in seminars showcasing the Route of Parks of Patagonia as a conservation tourism destination
With the participation of experts from Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina, a series of seminars focused on sustainable and conservation-oriented tourism took place in Puerto Varas, Coyhaique, and Punta Arenas.
A new rescue center in Chilean Patagonia endeavors to save an icon on the brink of extinction
Rewilding Chile has inaugurated the world’s first Huemul Rescue and Rehabilitation Center adjacent to Cerro Castillo National Park, home to 10% of the remnant population of the species, which has lost 99% of its historic population throughout Patagonia. …
Condors in the wild: Satellite tracking reveals secrets of their ecology and conservation challenges
The monitoring of six condors released in Patagonia National Park, following a rehabilitation process, provides key information to understand their dynamics and strengthen conservation plans. The species, classified as Vulnerable, faces serious threats suc …
Helping the guanaco roam again: A diverse coalition expands efforts to breed the disappearing icon back into existence in Chile’s central Andes
The relocation of 16 guanacos to breeding centers in three nature sanctuaries in the Metropolitan Region of Chile, will invigorate a program to breed guanacos for release in Chile’s Central Andes. The effort relies on public-private collaboration to rest …
Rare Andean deer found in an unexplored pocket of Patagonia
A recent expedition led by Rewilding Chile has encountered a new subpopulation of huemul deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus) at the southern tip of South America in the future Cape Froward National Park. The discovery offers hope for the highly endangered species …
Rewilding beyond borders: The first southern cone collaboration to translocate wild endemic birds
In the first international translocation of wild species for release in the Southern Cone, Rewilding Argentina and Rewilding Chile, offspring organizations of Tompkins Conservation, have brought 15 Darwin’s rheas across the Andes from Patagonia Park, Arg …
Rewilding Chile took the spotlight at Cambridge Conference
The transformation of a cattle ranch into a conservation territory and the creation of the southernmost national park on the continent were presented by Rewilding Chile during the opening of the “Rewilding Futures: Shaping Tomorrow’s Wild” conference …
Citizen science project invites neighbors of Alerce Andino National Park to study mycorrhizae associated with alerce trees
This participatory initiative aims to characterize the communities of mycorrhizal fungi associated with the ancient trees of the protected area. Alongside scientists leading the research, local tour guides and educators actively participated.
Patagonia National Park welcomes 24 newly certified guides in tourism, conservation, and trekking
The initiative considered a complete training process focused on local guides to deepen their knowledge related to protected areas, rewilding and tourism experiences.
The surprising relationship between a chucao and a pudú in the heart of chilean Patagonia
This finding reveals a rarely documented interaction between species, providing insight into possible adaptive strategies of birds in cold climates.
Rewilding Chile donates new property for the creation of Cabo Froward National Park
It concerns Puerto Gallant, located south of the Brunswick Peninsula, adjacent to the 93,492 hectares already offered in March 2024.
Launch of a textile collection inspired by the biodiversity of Alerce Andino National Park
Under the brand “Correntoso, Forest Artisans”, a collective of weavers from communities near the protected area unveiled their final collection. This milestone is the result of a training program led by Fundación Rewilding Chile in collaboration with …
Unusual sighting of a Huemul deer on the Magellan Coast raises hopes of discovering a new subpopulation of this endangered species
The sighting occurred during a scientific expedition conducted by Rewilding Chile in the area that will become the future Cape Froward National Park, located at the southernmost point of the American continent.
Winter festival celebrates Cerro Castillo National Park anniversary
To commemorate the protected area's first anniversary, we organized a series of free, community-focused activities emphasizing biodiversity conservation.
The discovery of rare red hydrocorals forests offers new insight into Chile’s little-known patagonian sea and a call for its protection
Working with the Spanish Institute of Oceanography, the marine program of Rewilding Chile has discovered red hydrocorals in Chile’s Kawésqar National Marine Reserve, located in the Strait of Magellan. This rare and fragile species fosters one of the mos …
Defenders of Cerro Castillo National Park: Building a story about the Huemul
Accompanied by a professional photographer and environmental educators, young people from Villa Cerro Castillo participated in the first field activity of this educational program developed by the community outreach area of the Rewilding Chile Foundation.
40 tourism and conservation guides accredited in Alerce Andino and Patagonia National Parks
This pioneering initiative in our country included a comprehensive training process focused on local guides to deepen their knowledge related to protected areas, rewilding, and quality tourist experiences.
Chaitén community commemorates 16 years since the volcanic eruption with educational activity at the site museum
As part of the Friends of Pumalín Douglas Tompkins National Park program, promoted by Rewilding Chile, residents learned about geology and reflected on this natural event that changed Chaitén's history.
Tompkins Conservation places archive at the Stanford University Libraries in support of ongoing field studies and research in Chile and Argentina
These historical, legal, and scientific records will directly benefit the faculty and students who are continuing Stanford's longstanding tradition of conducting field studies and research in Chile and Argentina, as well as those interested in land conserv …
Rewilding Chile launched the book “Patagonia National Park,” Chile’s rewilding milestone.
The publication celebrates the creation of this protected area, thanks to donations from Tompkins Conservation and contributions from the State.
Rewilding Chile signs protocol to create a national park at the tip of the Americas
The government of Chile is taking steps to protect Cape Froward, a remote wilderness on the coast of the Brunswick Peninsula, the southernmost point of the South American continent.
Tompkins Conservation, Rewilding Chile, and Conaf inaugurated an innovative visitor center in Pumalín Douglas Tompkins National Park
Through an interactive experience, this space will allow visitors to learn about the history and ecological attributes of this park located in the Lakes Region.
Recovering the rhea in Patagonia National Park: 10 years of collaborative public-private work
The Patagonian steppe in Aysén received 23 new rheas thanks to a collaborative program that celebrates a decade of restoring the ecosystems of the national park.
An agreement was signed to strengthen the economic development of the communities along the Route of the Parks of Patagonia
Fundación Artesanías de Chile and Fundación Rewilding Chile signed an advantageous agreement that will preserve local creative techniques while increasing the economic development of artisans in the Los Lagos region.
Freed Andean condors to provide a window into wild behavior in pristine areas
Four Andean condors (Vultur gryphus) released in Patagonia National Park will give researchers visibility into the Patagonian population of the largest flying bird in the world. This latest rewilding effort is a public and private collaboration between the …
Art, sport, education and nature: Celebrating five years of Patagonia National Park
This free event was developed by the Friends of Patagonia National Park Programme of Fundación Rewilding Chile, in conjunction with local groups, who brought this special birthday to life.
Celebrating 41 years of the Alerce Andino National Park in style
Art exhibitions and workshops, talks, walks with magnifying glasses, Lambe Lambe theatre, and a lot of enthusiasm from the participants were the highlights of the celebration of a new year of life in the park.
Rescuing Aysén’s rheas
Through a cooperation agreement, Fundación Rewilding Chile and Reserva Quimán enrich the genetic diversity of the rheas of the Aysén Region.
Training tourism and conservation guides in Chile Chico: the value of sharing the life experience of a mountaineer
The program was launched with Patricia Soto, a renowned mountain guide and instructor, who was the first Chilean to climb Everest and complete the challenge of the seven summits.
Cutting-edge technology in Patagonia National Park: Real-time monitoring with artificial intelligence camera traps
The camera traps, strategically installed in the Tamango sector of the protected area, have solar panels and batteries that give them great autonomy. In addition, they are equipped with antennas that allow connection to the cellular network, which enables …
Defenders of Cerro Castillo National Park: Education and recreation in the home of the huemul
Young people from 11 to 15 years of age applied concepts learned in outdoor education to spot a specimen in the winter season.
Friends of Cerro Castillo National Park: Getting to know the huemul habitat with minimal impact
Local communities joined us in exploring the Las Horquetas sector of the park. With the collaboration of NOLS school, we snowshoed and learned the Leave No Trace principles.
Creative Laboratories in Patagonia National Park: contributing to the development of a textile identity in Chile Chico
The icy wind coming from the lake, the colors of the steppe, and the textures of the local cactus all were the inspiration for eight women artisans from the commune of Chile Chico who were part of the first textile laboratory "Crafts and Nature: Creative L …
Expedition to Bahía Inútil: discovering its unknown ecological value
Led by Ingrid Espinoza, Conservation Director of Rewilding Chile, we conducted a new expedition in the Strait of Magellan with a team of marine biologists and photographers to register the biodiversity of Bahía Inútil (useless bay in English), which is f …
Conaf Magallanes And Rewilding Chile Foundation Sign Collaboration Agreement
Earlier this year Rewilding Chile announced the donation of 93,000 hectares to create a new national park in Magallanes. The agreement seeks to protect and restore the Magallanes region's biodiversity, the continental huemul's southernmost refuge.
Following in the footsteps of the huemul with the residents of Villa Cerro Castillo
Following in the footsteps of the huemul with the residents of Villa Cerro Castillo
Chilechiquenses traveled back in time to learn about the flora and fauna of their past
More than 150 people participated in talks and a community outing where they learned more about life millions of years ago in this territory.
Dive into the coasts, fjords, channels and bays of the Patagonian Sea through Esri Storymap
Through images and interactive maps we show you the work we do to know its beauty and also its threats!
Defenders of the Alerce Andino National Park: Schoolchildren learned about the water cycle
This was the second activity developed by Fundación Rewilding Chile and the School of Architecture of Universidad San Sebastián.
New partnership will help rewild Chilean Patagonia
In this crucial decade for Ecosystem Restoration, protecting primary ecosystems and climate refuges is more urgent than ever. The partnership between Ecological Restoration Fund and Rewilding Chile will support the conservation strategy in Chilean Patagoni …
The value of our macroalgal forests
Read the column by Ingrid Espinoza León, Conservation Director of Fundación Rewilding Chile.
Schoolchildren from the coast of the Reloncaví Sound and the Chamiza River Valley learned about fungi in an outdoor class
This is the first activity this year with students, which is part of the Friends of the Alerce Andino National Park Program of Fundación Rewilding Chile.
Beagle Channel: Exploring the end of the world
For ten days, we sailed the southernmost area of Chile to the south of the Beagle Channel, registering its unique and vibrant ecosystems due to the confluence of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Antarctic oceans. A beautiful explosion of life and vibrant colors!
“Friends of Cerro Castillo National Park” outreach program began with the participation of neighbors and teachers
This is the first activity of this program of Fundación Rewilding Chile, which seeks to strengthen the link between the community and this protected area.
Chile Chico community supports CONAF in fauna monitoring
Through installing camera traps, an essential tool to know the status of wildlife, local residents could experience the work that Conaf has been doing since 2018 in Patagonia National Park.
Protecting and enhancing wildlife populations could be a global warming game changer
New science published today reveals that protecting and enhancing the populations of even a limited number of wildlife species could help to keep rising global temperatures below the critical 1.5 °C threshold, while simultaneously reversing biodiversity d …
Successful premiere of “Wild Life”, the movie by National Geographic Documentary Films about Kristine and Douglas Tompkins
The Minister of National Assets, Javiera Toro, and the Minister of Environment, Maisa Rojas, were among the more than 1000 people who saw the documentary at the two screenings in Santiago. Directed by Oscar winners Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, "Wild Lif …
The New Chilean Huemul Corridor: Saving a Species on the Brink
Reduced to only 1% of its historic population, the huemul deer, an emblematic species found on Chile’s coat of arms, has reached critical status. In response, a public-private initiative endeavors to restore biological corridors for the species along Pat …
President Boric and Kristine Tompkins met on the proposal to create the first National Park for the commune of Punta Arenas
Fundación Rewilding Chile and Tompkins Conservation propose donating a property of 93,492 thousand hectares, Cabo Froward, near Punta Arenas, to create this protected area. This new National Park would contribute to the 30/30 goal assumed by Chile at Cop1 …
First images of the Collaborative Feline Program reveal de secrets of the wildlife in Pumalin Douglas Tompkins National Park
The records are the first obtained after the removal of 100 camera traps that were installed in 2021 in different corners of the National Park, thanks to the joint work of Rewilding Chile, Panthera, an international organization that works for the conserva …
New rewilding adventure: Rescue and adoption of newborn rheas
Thanks to the collaborative work between Estancia Baño Nuevo, the organization Reserva Quimán and Fundación Rewilding Chile, a group of newborn wild rheas will help reverse the local extinction of the species in Patagonia National Park.
“Defenders of Patagonia National Park”: connecting the youth of Chile Chico with the value of protected areas
The program, facilitated by "Descubriendo," environmental educators from the city of Cochrane, sought to strengthen the bond between the students of the Luisa Rabanal high school and the national park and to generate learning about the biodiversity it harb …
Celebrating Patagonia National Park’s 4th Anniversary with the community
Together with the neighbors of Chile Chico, we organized a festival to celebrate the 4th anniversary of Patagonia National Park and the first year of the community outreach program “Friends of Patagonia National Park” in early December.
Ten years of public funding committed to consolidating the Route of Parks vision
The Chilean Economic Development Agency (CORFO) announced 10-year public funding for developing the “Route of Parks strategic macro regional project”, involving the 3 regions composing the Route of Parks of Chilean Patagonia.
New marine expedition: exploring the waters of the end of the world
Our team carried out a 10- day marine expedition in the Beagle Channel and the waters of the projected Yaganes Marine Park, one of the eight no-take marine zones we aim to create to augment from 1 to 10% the protection of the coastal waters of Patagonia.
A year not to forget
Read the column from Carolina Morgado, Executive Director of Rewilding Chile Foundation.
Rewild the Planet
The Global Rewilding Alliance calls on the delegates of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity meeting in Montreal, Canada, 7-19 December, to adopt a new functional approach to safeguarding nature on the planet.
Rewilding Chile expands its conservation work in the region of Magallanes
Just as we have collaborated with the State to create national parks along the Route of Parks of Patagonia before, we want to continue working on large-scale conservation, including the Magallanes region.
Chilean national parks featured in Netflix documentary series narrated by Obama
'Our Greatest National Parks' is the name of the five-episode production that invites viewers to celebrate and discover our planet's most powerful national parks and wild places.
Discover the Passport of the Route of Parks of Patagonia
This unique initiative in Chile contains essential information to discover the unmissable places of each national park on the Route and the local communities. The invitation is to continue visiting the national parks during the low season.
Rehabilitated Andean condors released in Patagonia National Park
Pumalín and Liquiñe are two condors that completed their rehabilitation process in the Aysén region. 70% of Chile's condor population is in Patagonia, the largest condor hotspot in the American continent.
Huemul: keystone species for restoring the planet
Read the column from Carolina Morgado, Executive Director of Rewilding Chile Foundation.
New wildcat monitoring program at Pumalín Douglas Tompkins National Park
Through a public-private collaboration between CONAF (Chilean National Forestry Service) and Rewilding Chile, 100 trap cameras will be installed in different locations in the national park, thanks to a donation by Panthera, an international NGO that promot …
Rescued condors will be liberated at Patagonia National Park
Two Andean Condors were rescued in 2020 and will be taken on December to the Patagonia National Park to acclimatize to the area before liberation. The Patagonia NP area concentrates the most significant population of Condors in South America.
Creating a Huemul Rescue Center in Cerro Castillo National Park
The new project is a combined effort driven by the Intersectoral Commission for Huemuls, composed of CONAF, SAG, and Fundación Rewilding Chile. It’s an unprecedented private-public collaboration in Chile for the recovery of a species. The Huemul Rescue …
