Feral
Subtitle: rewilding the land, the sea, and human life
By: George Monbiot
Publisher: Allen Lane
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9780670067176
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Travel; Description and travel; Restoration ecology; Landscape protection; Social ecology; Voyages; Descriptions et voyages; Réhabilitation (Écologie); Paysage; Protection; Écologie sociale
Description: "George Monbiot explores a new, positive environmentalism that shows how damaged ecosystems on land and at sea can be restored, and how this restoration can revitalize and enrich our lives. Challenging what he calls his "ecological boredom," Monbiot weaves together a beautiful and riveting tale of wild places, wildlife, and wild people. Roaming the hills of Britain and the forests of Europe, kayaking off the coast of Wales with dolphins and seabirds, he seeks out the places that still possess something of the untamed spirit he would like to resurrect. He meets people trying to restore lost forests and bring back missing species and explores astonishing evidence that certain species, not just humans, have the power to shape the physical landscape. This process of rewilding, Monbiot argues, offers an alternative to a silent spring: the chance of a raucous summer in which ecological processes resume and humans draw closer to the natural world"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Raucous summer; title: The wild hunt; title: Foreshadowings; title: Elopement; title: The never-spotted leopard; title: Greening the desert; title: Bring back the wolf; title: A work of hope; title: Sheepwrecked; title: The hushings; title: The beast within (or how not to rewild); title: The conservation prison; title: Rewilding the sea; title: The gifts of the sea; title: Last light.