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Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea, and Human Life | George Monbiot
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As an investigative journalist, Monbiot found a mission in his ecological boredom, that of learning what it might take to impose a greater state of harmony between himself and nature. He was not one to romanticize undisturbed, primal landscapes, but rather in his attempts to satisfy his cravings for a richer, more authentic life, he came stumbled into the world of restoration and rewilding. When these concepts were first introduced in 2011, very recently, they focused on releasing captive animals into the wild. Soon the definition expanded to describe the reintroduction of animal and plant species to habitats from which they had been excised. Some people began using it to mean the rehabilitation not just of particular species, but of entire ecosystems: a restoration of wilderness. Rewilding recognizes that nature consists not just of a collection of species but also of their ever-shifting relationships with each other and with the physical environment. Ecologists have shown how the dynamics within communities are affected by even the seemingly minor changes in species assemblages. Predators and large herbivores have transformed entire landscapes, from the nature of the soil to the flow of rivers, the chemistry of the oceans, and the composition of the atmosphere. The complexity of earth systems is seemingly boundless."
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A very passionate take from my hero, Monbiot on what needs to be done to tackle environmental and ecological breakdown.

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jlhammar That was great. Thanks for sharing! 1y
AllDebooks @jlhammar he's not wrong!! 1y
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#Naturalitsy

Highly recommend these titles. Feral was the book that started me on this path. Also
* Last child in the woods Richard Louv
* Wild child - Patrick Barkham
* Wild: an elemental journey - Jay Griffiths
* Rewild the sea - Charles Clover

On my tbr - Regenesis - George Monbiot
Wildfell - Lee Schofield
Land healer - Jake Fiennes
Rewilding: the radical new science of ecological recovery - Cain Blythe and Paul Jepson

I could go on .. 🤔

AllDebooks Please feel free to add your own choices x 2y
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sebrittainclark Thanks for the recs! Going to start adding to my tbr 2y
jlhammar These all look wonderful. Thank you! 2y
AllDebooks @Cuilin great recommendation, stacked! 2y
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#Alphabetgame #letterF
This is a crucial discussion on the importance of natural places and rewilding, written 10 years ago. It is UK based but still has relevance for all areas, particularly when considering reintroducing key species. It is a great starting point to get you thinking about this subject.
#naturaLitsy

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/may/24/feral-searching-enchantment-monbio...

AllDebooks A favourite I reread over and over again 2y
AllDebooks Extraordinarily moving and empathetic stories of the five women before they were known as Jack the Ripper's victims 2y
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AllDebooks Also Frankissstein - A love story by Jeanette Winterson 2y
Graywacke Noting Feral! I‘m interested. (Also, I fully agree with The Fire Next Time…which was my pick) 2y
AllDebooks @Graywacke you can't beat James Baldwin's essays x 2y
AllDebooks @Graywacke I think you will enjoy Feral and get a lot from it0 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you for playing!! 2y
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Absolutely brilliant book. Well researched and well written. Admittedly it did take me a while to read as I started it and then put it down for a while. That is not the books fault. I just wasn‘t ready for it at the time. F

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Reminds me of the film 'Interstellar'.

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New word alert- wisent #vocab #vocabulary

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Beavers are herbivores!

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Beavers are herbivores!

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Never knew this about #jays. Interesting #birds #ornithology

geodynamical_nonfiction Now I know :) 8y
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Years ago I went on a walk with #Cumbria wildlife trust, looking at a traditional meadow. Belted Galloway cows were brought in to disturb the soil which allows seeds that are buried in the soil to come to the surface and germinate, something just described in 'Feral' p. 74

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Another new word. Monbiot gives me lots of new words #vocab #vocabulary

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Not all of us can go around skopping deer onto our shoulders to rid ourselves of civilisation.

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Another new word for me! #vocab

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So true! Esp the popularity of shows such as The Walking Dead.

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Been meaning to read this for months, then spotted it at local library.

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Been meaning to read this for months, then spotted it at local library.

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Been meaning to read this for months, then spotted it at local library.