“We call it rooting your identity. That really brings people close to the ground and feeling powerful and connected.” In this episode Ben Goldsmith speaks to Astrid Vargas from Inspiration 4 Action. Astrid has been part of a plan to save one of the rarest big cats from extinction; the Iberian lynx. It was previously thought there were only 90 individuals left. Thanks to the efforts of Astrid and others, a captive breeding programme has succeeded in boosting the numbers of this extraordinary rare cat to almost 1700 in the wild today. Ben Goldsmith is a rewilding enthusiast and activist based in the UK. In this podcast he is joined by people behind some of the most exciting and ambitious rewilding projects around the world. Every year we hear stories about wildlife being destroyed. However, there are rays of hope as across the globe people are working to give nature a hand to recover and rejuvenate. This podcast is produced by The Podcast Coach.