Perspectives Article
A Place for Animals
Thomas Lekan examines the history of wildlife conservation through the figure of Bernhard Grzimek and the creation of the Serengeti as a protected tourist landscape.
Thomas Lekan examines the history of wildlife conservation through the figure of Bernhard Grzimek and the creation of the Serengeti as a protected tourist landscape.
Claudia Leal reflects on her intellectual formation through childhood travels in Colombia and later work in education and biodiversity conservation.
Matthew Kelly explores Dartmoor as a historically layered landscape that shapes both his personal and academic trajectory.
Clapperton Chakanetsa Mayhunga reinterprets African environmental practices by foregrounding indigenous knowledge and innovation.
Christof Mauch highlights that environmental history provides a distinctive perspective by treating nature as an active agent and by bridging boundaries of time, space, and discipline.