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A Brief Introduction to Rewilding
Rewilding is a method of ecological restoration that has only started to permeate mainstream public consciousness in the last decade or so, despite having roots in academia that stretches further back. Although wilderness preservation and the idea of protecting ‘the wild’ is not a new idea, the concept of reducing human intervention, reintroducing species and…
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What Are We Rewilding To ?
A question that is seldom asked in public discourse is what are we rewilding to? The question may seem straightforward on the surface – we’re just re-wilding. We’re improving the derogated landscapes impacted by human activity. However, as humanity probes deeper into the Anthropocene this only produces more questions that need answering – how do we…
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Community-Based Indian Conservation Practices
Conservation, during the last century or so has been dominated, on the whole, through the paradigm of national parks and sanctuaries. These practices have stemmed the bleeding of many endangered or threatened species, thus having helped conserve some of Earth’s most precious wildlife. This has allowed for the growth and stabilisation of many species that were…