Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea, and Human Life | 
pickI don't think the book needed a different title, but it might have needed a different editor. There is a significant portion of the book, say from 75 pages in to the last 20 pages, where the chapters focus directly on issues related to rewilding, for the most part in a UK context, though international concerns and stats are introduced as supplementary examples. 1/?
A very passionate take from my hero, Monbiot on what needs to be done to tackle environmental and ecological breakdown.
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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 .. 🤔
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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.
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https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/may/24/feral-searching-enchantment-monbio...
pickAbsolutely 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
Reminds me of the film 'Interstellar'.
New word alert- wisent #vocab #vocabulary
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
Another new word. Monbiot gives me lots of new words #vocab #vocabulary
Not all of us can go around skopping deer onto our shoulders to rid ourselves of civilisation.
So true! Esp the popularity of shows such as The Walking Dead.
Been meaning to read this for months, then spotted it at local library.
Been meaning to read this for months, then spotted it at local library.
Been meaning to read this for months, then spotted it at local library.
The vast majority is similar to what I was looking for when I picked up the book, with one subjective flaw: perhaps understandably Monbiot spends a lengthy amount of time detailing the madness that is current policy (circa 2013) surrounding conservation in the UK, the various ecosystems 3w
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I think it's important that Monbiot clearly indicates where local government is befuddled with bad science and lobbying groups with other priorities are calling the shots, that he describes why changes in law and policy 3w
I don't think I can see quite as far ahead as he has, I don't need to consider how much wilder an area can get than just letting things grow back and reintroducing some recently absented species, leaving ecosystems alone to adjust to climate change, without human management/interference.
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⚠️animal death, mention of WW2 violence, genocides, the Holocaust 3w