Pleistocene Rewilding was named as one of New York Times Magazine’s Big Ideas of 2005. A group of 12 biologists, led by Josh Donlan and Harry Greene, outlined a bold, optimistic, and pro-active conservation plan to bring back large animals to North America that have been absent for thousands of years. The original proposal, Re-wilding North America, was published in the scientific journal Nature in August 2005. A longer detailed proposal will be published in 2006 in the journal The American Naturalist.

Josh Donlan was named #2 on Outside Magazine’s list of 2005 All-Stars - The Believers. “Take a stand. Make your mark. Knowledge is power. As the planet throws more wicked challenges our way, these 25 visionaries in exploration, science, technology, and volunteerism are hard at work creating bold solutions.”