Perspectives Article
How Wild is Wild?
This article looks at “acclimatisation societies,” which first appeared in the nineteenth century
This article looks at “acclimatisation societies,” which first appeared in the nineteenth century
Harriet Ritvo’s article complicates the categorical separation of “wild” and “domesticated” that has organized much Western thought on species distinctions. Ritvo invites us to think beyond the boundaries and fixedness of dominant concepts.