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Rewilding to Preserve Our Precious Homelands and Us
Acre by acre, stream by stream, and tree by tree, the environment is being deprived of its ability to live and provide for us, and we wonder what we can do to protect all of it—including us.
The frequency of floods in the UK and around the world is increasing, and one response that is becoming more and more popular is “natural flood management” (NFM). Research in this field is still relatively new, and much of it is conducted in the UK because of the effects that floods have on a nation that is so heavily built up and densely populated.
In the late 1980s, the idea of rewilding came about as people became more aware of the extinction and climate crises. They also realized that conservation biology should be more efficient, optimistic, inclusive, flexible, and in line with how we are learning more about how ecosystems work. But there is a basic question that appears evident; however, that may not be the case, and the question is: What is wildlife?
Animal-to-human diseases like COVID-19 have made it clear how important it is to stop them right away. This has led to research and discussion about wildlife laws and policies, including farming, hunting, and eating wildlife. The legal concept of “wildlife” has not received enough attention, which brings up the question of what it means in a legal setting.
