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Citizen Zoo Is Rewilding the UK, One Grasshopper at a Time

Apr 3, 2024
Citizen Zoo is rewilding the UK by reintroducing large marsh grasshoppers and engaging the public in conservation efforts. The founder's personal journey and challenges in rewilding are highlighted, along with community involvement and habitat restoration projects.
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  • Citizen Zoo engages volunteers in rewilding efforts by raising grasshoppers at home, promoting biodiversity restoration.
  • The organization's citizen-led model involves community participation in habitat upgrades and species reintroduction, fostering environmental stewardship.

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Citizen Zoo's Grasshopper Rewilding Initiative

Citizen Zoo in the UK is focused on reintroducing large marsh grasshoppers back into their historic range by engaging everyday people as zookeepers. Through the Citizen Keeper program, volunteers receive grasshopper eggs, care instructions, and equipment to raise and release the insects. This approach aims to restore self-sustaining wild populations of grasshoppers, with hundreds of hand-reared individuals already contributing to the cause. The project, named a Hop of Hope, demonstrates the potential for citizen-led initiatives to address the challenges of biodiversity loss and ecosystem restoration.

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