Hollywood superstar Leonardo DiCaprio has joined Scottish environmentalists in urging ministers to declare the country a rewilding nation. The American actor took to Instagram to share the message of the Scottish Rewilding Alliance with his 62.1 million followers. The alliance is a coalition of more than 20 nature organisations urging the Scottish government to declare the country the first rewilding nation in an effort to boost conservation strategies.
The Scottish government previously said it was working to unlock the full potential of restoration projects. Ministers have been urged to commit to nature recovery across 30% of the country's land and sea. Click to subscribe to ClimateCast with Tom Heap wherever you get your podcasts Figures recorded by the alliance suggested 2.1% of Scotland's land was rewilding, with 150 projects covering at least 160,000 hectares.