The article discusses The Independent's commitment to quality journalism on critical issues, from reproductive rights to environmental efforts like rewilding in the UK. A segment highlights plans to potentially reintroduce European elk to the UK after 3,000 years of absence, supported by Rewilding Britain and local wildlife trusts. Experts, such as Janice Bradley, emphasize the ecological importance of elk in restoring natural habitats and addressing biodiversity loss, hoping their return will fulfill roles crucial for other wildlife sustainability.
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Elk could return to the UK for the first time in around 3,000 years as part of an ambitious rewilding plan for the East Midlands.
They would have roamed through the wetlands of the Trent, in and out of reed beds and pools, woods and grasslands, so they are native and were lost due to hunting.
Despite once being widespread across the country, European elk were hunted to extinction in the Neolithic era, but wildlife experts hope to reintroduce them to their natural habitat.
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