Video cameras captured the moment when pine martens returned to Britain’s Exmoor National Park for the first time in 100 years.

The pioneering nature project has reintroduced 19 of the rare creatures back into habitat they once flourished in, and joins a series of reintroduction and rewilding events that must be marking a turnaround for wild England.

During September, 2025, 9 female and 10 male animals were released in secret locations owned by the National Trust and Exmoor National Park Authority.

The pine martens were sourced from healthy wild populations in the Highlands of Scotland, where they underwent health checks. They were then driven more than 500 miles through the night in a specially adapted, temperature-controlled vehicle.

On arrival in Exmoor, three days passed while the

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