Celtic Reptile & Amphibian
Celtic Reptile & Amphibian, also known as Celtic Rewilding Ltd, is a conservation company, established in 2020, by Harvey Tweats and Tom Whitehurst, with the initial aim of reintroducing extinct reptiles and amphibians back to rewilding projects within the UK. However, the company's scope has since broadened. It is based in Leek, Staffordshire.
Celtic Reptile & Amphibian breeding facility in 2021
Founders Tweats and Whitehurst in 2021
A TTE frog-house at Celtic Reptile & Amphibian. This structure is used to house and breed frogs
A blue male moor frog in 2021, as part of the successful captive breeding project.
Rewilding is a form of ecological restoration aimed at increasing biodiversity and restoring natural processes. It differs from other forms of ecological restoration in that rewilding aspires to reduce human influence on ecosystems. It is also distinct from other forms of restoration in that, while it places emphasis on recovering geographically specific sets of ecological interactions and functions that would have maintained ecosystems prior to human influence, rewilding is open to novel or emerging ecosystems which encompass new species and new interactions.
Longhorn cattle at Knepp Wildland in 2019
Saiga antelope are one of the animals proposed to be reintroduced in Pleistocene Park. Once ranging from Alaska to France, Saigas are now extinct in Europe and North America, and a critically endangered species globally.
A red deer at the Oostvaardersplassen nature reserve, a rewilding site in the Netherlands
A wildlife crossing structure on the Trans-Canada Highway in Banff National Park, Canada. Wildlife-friendly overpasses and underpasses have helped restore connectivity in the landscape for wolves, bears, elk, and other species.