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== Pilot projects ==
== Pilot projects ==
Pilot projects for rewilding are already under way in the [[Appenines]] in [[Italy]],<ref name=Appenines>Rewilding-Appenines project site. <https://rewilding-apennines.com/></ref> on the grounds of one nobleman's castle in [[Ireland]], and at nine sites in the [[United States of America]].<ref name=CallOfNature>Gavin Haines, "Call of Nature: 9 Rewilding Sites You Can Visit in the USA," ''Lonely Planet'', 24 November 2019. <https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/rewilding-in-the-usa-national-parks-and-reserves></ref>
Pilot projects for rewilding are already under way in the Appenines in [[Italy]],<ref name=Appenines>Rewilding-Appenines project site. <https://rewilding-apennines.com/></ref> on the grounds of one nobleman's castle in [[Ireland]], and at nine sites in the [[United States of America]].<ref name=CallOfNature>Gavin Haines, "Call of Nature: 9 Rewilding Sites You Can Visit in the USA," ''Lonely Planet'', 24 November 2019. <https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/rewilding-in-the-usa-national-parks-and-reserves></ref>
Furthermore, [[Joe Biden]], now (April 2021) holding office as [[President of the United States]], has announced an [[infrastructure]] plan that appropriates $20 trillion for removal of highways in at least two locations and reverting at least to ''status quo ante'' the building of those highways. As highway removal would be a requirement of any large-scale rewilding in the United States, these might constitute pilot projects that would facilitate the development of efficient methods of highway removal.
Furthermore, [[Joe Biden]], now (April 2021) holding office as [[President of the United States]], has announced an [[infrastructure]] plan that appropriates $20 trillion for removal of highways in at least two locations and reverting at least to ''status quo ante'' the building of those highways. As highway removal would be a requirement of any large-scale rewilding in the United States, these might constitute pilot projects that would facilitate the development of efficient methods of highway removal.