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Medicine and technology may have advanced, but the dangers of the wilderness remain unchanged. The Oregon Trail game provides timeless tips on how to enjoy nature safely.
The constant noise of traffic is so ubiquitous, it is barely noticeable to our ears – until we step into a roadless forest and experience true quiet.
The Orinoco Basin is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. It’s also rich in oil, gold and critical minerals crucial to modern technology.
For decades, wilderness lands have been left largely unaltered by human activity. But those places are still changing, and keeping them wild and special may require action, not inaction.
Native American groups were aware of the region’s dramatic features. Since the national park’s creation, other faiths have also been inspired by its beauty, from Christians to New Age groups.
Thanks to the power of writer Wallace Stegner, Americans have for decades been able to put words to the importance wilderness holds in the nation’s history and imagination.
Many native plants are missing from habitats where they should thrive – even in wilder areas. Why? Human actions such as logging, poaching and setting fires.
Efforts by First Nations groups to thin dense forest regrowth have come under fire in Victoria. The solution isn’t to restore “wilderness” – it’s to manage Country.
Is winning about mental toughness? How about coping with social isolation? Or will it be the one who’s in awe of a sunset?
This is a green light for creating the largest-ever compensation fund for sex abuse claims.
Plath’s sublime nature poetry deserves widespread appreciation for its unfettered joy and deep attunement to the natural world.
The idea that human activity threatens nature, and that it is important to protect wild places, dates back to the dawn of the Industrial Revolution.
Exposure to diverse microbes boosts our immunity, while spending time in nature restores wellbeing. And COVID reminds us of the risks of new viruses when we intrude on and degrade natural habitats.
A study of over 2000 early landscape photographs shows how nature was framed as a wilderness, empty of First Nations peoples.
During COVID, many therapists took their sessions online. But others went outside with their clients, taking a leisurely stroll through a near-by park.
In 2019, 44 bushwalkers had to be rescued in Tasmania. New research identified who tends to take the most risks, and how to be better prepared for your next hike.
One-fifth of Earth’s land could be restored to wilderness by reintroducing animals and improving management.
Jan. 11 marks the birthday of conservationist Aldo Leopold (1887-1948), who called for thinking about land as a living community to protect, not a resource to exploit.
Conservation or copper? A proposed mine in northern Minnesota pits industrial jobs against a thriving outdoor economy.
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Postdoctoral research fellow, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Director, Griffith Climate Action Beacon, Griffith University
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Environmental Social Scientist, Newcastle University
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W. M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis and History, Pomona College
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Associate Professor and FRBC/West Fraser research chair, Ecosystem Science and Management Progam, University of Northern British Columbia
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Research scientist, The University of Queensland
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Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellow, King's College London
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Associate Professor, Grimsö Wildlife Research Station, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Salford
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Professor of Philosophy, La Trobe University
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