Romania’s rewilded Carpathian forests ranked among world’s top conservation destinations by National Geographic

Rewilding efforts in Romania’s Carpathian Mountains have placed the country second in a global ranking of conservation projects worth traveling for, published by National Geographic. The recognition highlights large-scale restoration work led by the Conservation Carpathia Foundation in the Făgăraș Mountains.

The article by Freya Bromley describes the Carpathians as one of Europe’s last remaining wilderness areas, home to extensive virgin beech forests and diverse wildlife, including brown bears, wolves, lynx, and European bison.