“To make good environmental decision, we must stop focusing on trying to remove or undo human influence, on turning back time or freezing the non-human world in amber. We must instead acknowledge the extent to which we have influenced our… — Emma Marris Copy Share Image
“In the United States law, federally designated wilderness is famously defined as 'an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled… — Emma Marris Copy Share Image
“...I found myself questioning many assumptions about 'nature' and 'wilderness' that were common in conservation at the time. Were all introduced species really bad?… — Emma Marris Copy Share Image
“To make good environmental decision, we must stop focusing on trying to remove or undo human influence, on turning back time or freezing the… — Emma Marris Copy Share Image
“Wolves as symbols of wilderness are so culturally important that we humans will go to great lengths to protect the species purity, even if… — Emma Marris Copy Share Image
“In more recent years, I've increasingly reported on specific cases where the interests of individual animals seem to conflict with the goal of biodiversity… — Emma Marris Copy Share Image
“But 'wild' animals in the twenty-first century are not truly independent of humanity. In fact, today, I am not sure there are any 'wild… — Emma Marris Copy Share Image
