The Wildlife News

March 25, 2007

  • Landscalping: The Arrogance of Modern Resourcism

    Ralph Maughan

    This is an essay by Dave Foreman of the Rewilding Institute. It appeared in New West. Landscalping: The Arrogance of Modern Resourcism Foreman is correct, I think that some conservation groups have given into resourcism, with the Nature Conservancy being a prime example. To quote Foreman, the principles of resourcism are: 1) Professionalism—Trained experts are…

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‎”At some point we must draw a line across the ground of our home and our being, drive a spear into the land and say to the bulldozers, earthmovers, government and corporations, “thus far and no further.” If we do not, we shall later feel, instead of pride, the regret of Thoreau, that good but overly-bookish man, who wrote, near the end of his life, “If I repent of anything it is likely to be my good behaviour.”

Edward Abbey

“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.”

Jim Fowler

“Our forests offer much more than just beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Each one has a different story to tell.”

Raveena Tandon

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