# @rewild on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DQG_NLrCV7N
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35971366-rewild-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/fb36a6173a.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-10-22T11:05:43.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Re:wild (@rewild) — https://gondola.cc/rewild

## Caption

🦙 Guanacos—Chile's largest land mammal and a wild relative of the Llama—are playing a key role in rewilding the country's Central Andes mountains.

Once numbering in the tens of millions throughout South America, just 300 Guanacos remain in this region today. ⛰ Re:wild partner rewildingchile, an offspring organization of Tompkins_Conservation, has relocated 16 Guanacos to three nature sanctuaries, marking the start of conservation breeding centers that will lead to their subsequent release. A diverse coalition is leading this initiative, which is part of a long-term public-private program to repopulate Guanacos in the Central Andes.

These and future reintroductions are a significant step in recovering the Guanaco's crucial ecological role in maintaining the health of grasslands as a seed disperser. 🌱 

This was a collaborative effort conducted by rewildingchile fcfcnuchile gobierno.santiago redsantuariosrm

Photos by: Franco Davico

Video by: Rewilding Chile

#guanacos #rewilding #conservation #chile #rewildingchile

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## Tags

rewilding, conservation, guanacos, rewildingchile, chile

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