Re-Visioning Conservation

with their agriculture, silviculture, and fishing as the second wave and globalization and soaring human populations that have accelerated extinctions since 1970 as the third wave. The particular causes of extinction (“wounds”) are then explored in convincing detail. The points are clear: extinction is not a recent problem, and we cannot address the complex causes of today’s extinctions with simple remedies. Rewilding treats these topics in depth. The second part of Rewilding is devoted to conservation biology— how the field developed and how it informs current efforts to conserve. Readers learn of extinction dynamics, metapopulation theory, shifting disturbance regimes, and the relevance of island biogeography. Historical approaches for selecting and designing protected areas are reviewed as a prelude for considering how these can be updated to address contemporary concerns for maintaining biodi