rewild
[ ree-wahyld ]
/ riˈwaɪld /
verb (used with object)
to introduce (animals or plants) to their original habitat or to a habitat similar to their natural one: proposals to rewild elephants to the American plains.
to return (land) to a more natural state: rewilding an unpopulated island for use as an animal preserve.
verb (used without object)
to introduce living organisms to a habitat.
to return land to a less developed state.