No Paradise with Wolves: A Journey of Rewilding and Resilience

Understanding the wolf and rewilding a home: one couple’s journey to coexist with nature in Northern Spain.

In 2018, Katie and her boyfriend, Luke, moved to Asturias, Northern Spain, in search of a home. As conservation storytellers, they were drawn to the story of the Iberian wolf - a much-maligned creature facing relentless persecution right on their doorstep. But as they delved deeper, they discovered that the story was far more complex than they had imagined. While searching, they found a dilapidated old dairy farm, which they purchased with a vision to rewild its surrounding land. They named their new home Wild Finca and soon realized that promoting coexistence with wolves - and all wildlife - wasn’t about exposing the darker aspects of the relationship but about proving that living alongside wildlife was truly possible by doing it themselves.

Katie Stacey is mummy of two wildlings and co-founder of Wild Finca, an agri-rewilding project in Asturias, Northern Spain, which she runs with her husband, Luke. For more information about their home project, visit www.wildfinca.com.

Alongside managing her family life, Katie works as a freelance nature PR and marketing consultant and writes about wildlife and conservation. Her work has appeared in notable publications such as BBC Wildlife, Geographical, and National Geographic, and she co-directed the documentary ＂The Last Song of the Nightingale,＂ which was recognised at multiple film festivals, including being a finalist at the International Wildlife Film Festival.