Wildernes Quotes

“Wilderness is a resource which can shrink but not grow... creation of new wilderness in the full sense of the word is impossible.”
― Aldo Leopold

“In addition, they say, not everyone in New Zealand is okay with strewing poison all over the land, or even support of the goals of the [invasive-species removal] project. 'The eradication of some introduced species is also contentious because some Maori regard them as culturally important,' they write. "the Pacific rat, for example, while targeted by Predator Free 2050, is protected on some Maori lands.”
― Emma Marris, Wild Souls: Freedom and Flourishing in the Non-Human World