“In the United States law, federally designated wilderness is famously defined as 'an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain.' One environmental ethics text… — 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? Was there any true 'wilderness' left? Did the concept even make sense in a world where… — 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
