From the top of the food chain down: Rewilding our world - George Monbiot
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Our planet was
once populated by megafauna, big top-of-the-food-chain predators that
played their part in balancing our ecosystems. When those megafauna
disappear, the result is a "trophic cascade," where every part of the
ecosystem reacts to the loss. How can we stay in balance? George Monbiot
suggests rewilding: putting wolves, lions and other predators back on
top -- with surprising results.
Which aspects of human life would be enhanced by a mass restoration of the natural world in places vacated by farming, and which would be impoverished?
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