Introduction

Autumn is here, and it's time to look back on another exciting quarter at Planet Wild! 🍂

After a somewhat slower second quarter, things picked up again in Q3. Our community continued to grow, contributions increased significantly, and most importantly, we were able to direct more funding towards rewilding than ever before in a single quarter.

Our three missions took us to three very different places. In Poland, we transformed an abandoned fish farm into a paradise for beavers. In Argentina, we helped fly a wild jaguar across the country to strengthen an endangered population. And in the UK, we teamed up with WWT to bring wetlands and wildlife back into the heart of Bristol.

Let's take a look at the numbers!

Summary Q3

• In Q3 of 2026 the community has grown from 25,531 to 28,045 (▲9.9%) active members.
• We collected a total of €821,002 (▲20.0% from Q2) through our rewilding membership.
• We used 15% of the funds to help cover our costs, which translated to €123,150.
• Our members decide how their contributions are used: they can choose from sending all of it to field work, invest it in growing the Planet Wild community, or splitting it between both. This quarter the community allocated €497,568 of the budget to field work and €200,283 to growing the Planet Wild community, which brought in 4,538 new members.
• We invested €430,000 of community funding into our three missions and the community vote; an increase of 38% compared to Q2.

How we invested in Q3:

Let's take a closer look at where the funds went.

🌳 Field Work

🇵🇱 Mission 41: Turning an Abandoned Fish Farm into a Beaver Paradise

On Mission 41, we teamed up with Rewilding Oder Delta to transform an abandoned fish farm in Poland into a thriving wetland. By giving beavers space to reshape the landscape and helping local communities coexist with them, we're supporting the comeback of one of nature's most remarkable ecosystem engineers.

🔗 Mission Report | 🔗 Mission Video

Total invested: €100,000

Immediate impact: 🌿 20 hectares of wetland secured for beaver habitat 🌳 9,000 willow trees planted and 300 trees protected

Ideal outcome: 🦫 Long-term beaver recovery in the Oder Delta 💧 Restored wetlands supporting biodiversity across the surrounding landscape 🤝 Reduced conflicts between humans and beavers