"Thinking from Within the Calyx of Nature"
In this essay, Freya Mathews argues that the moral point of view involves a feeling for the inner reality of others and explains the consequences of this idea for other-than-human life forms and systems.
In this essay, Freya Mathews argues that the moral point of view involves a feeling for the inner reality of others and explains the consequences of this idea for other-than-human life forms and systems.
In Wild Earth 7, no. 1 David Abram rediscovers our animal senses, Stephanie Kaza analyzes assumptions and stereotypes about human-nature relations, Connie Barlow reflects on the epic of evolution, and Christopher Manes reflects on a meaningful relationship with the wild.
Wild Earth 9, no. 2 is dedicated to the topic “Carnivore Ecology and Recovery.” Articles discuss Yellowstone grizzlies, Oregon wolves, and the cultural and biological roles of carnivores.
Wild Earth 9, no. 4 features visionary essays that reimagine the future. Topics include abolitionism and preservationism, the environment and the US constitution, and the Buffalo Commons.
Wild Earth 11, no. 1, features stories about New England’s wilderness: primeval forests, the Northwoods, large mammals, old growth forests, as well as conservation history and biodiversity of the eastern United States.
Wild Earth 11, no. 2, features essays on the Sagebrush Sea, the adventures of migrant pollinators, prevention as the best defense against invasive exotics, wild farming, and fire as a necessary participant in certain ecosystems.
Wild Earth 12, no. 1, focuses on the causes, processes and recovery chances of biodiversity loss. It spotlights the Rocky Mountain locust, the passenger pigeon, wolves in Yellowstone, and the black-tailed prairie dog.
Wild Earth 12, no. 3, features essays on a cultural transformation towards sustainability, commerce and wilderness, the role of literary intellectuals in conservation, and the preservation of wildlands in Mexico.
Wild Earth 12, no. 4, features an interview with Sylvia Earle on “Our Oceans, Ourselves,” essays on worldwide fishing and consumer conscience, on launching a sea ethic, and the food web complexity in kelp forest ecosystems.
Wild Earth 3, no. 2 on imperiled predators like bears and lions, the Eastern forest recovery, Alabama wildlands, deep ecology in the former Soviet Union, and the salmon/selway ecosystem.