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Cal Flyn explored the Earth’s wild places to write ‘The Savage Landscape’
Flyn’s research spans tens of thousands of miles and includes encounters with armed men, isolated Indigenous communities and an erupting volcano, the article says.
- Author Cal Flyn traveled tens of thousands of miles across Africa, Antarctica, and the Amazon to research her book about wilderness, journeying to 10 remote locations and encountering turbulent seas, wild animals, and an erupting volcano.
- Flyn explores how humans perceive nature, challenging the assumption that pristine landscapes must remain untouched and questioning conservation strategies that exclude Indigenous populations from ancestral lands.
- During research, Flyn visited a World War I battlefield, an erupting volcano, and a remote Scottish island while encountering big game hunters and AK-47-toting men in isolated regions.
- Indigenous communities protect sacred groves through traditional practices more effectively than top-down conservation policies, Flyn notes, recognizing their guardianship as essential to environmental protection.
- The Savage Landscape posits that nature is resilient and capable of rebounding from human-generated stressors, encouraging readers to see potential for ecological recovery in degraded landscapes.
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Cal Flyn explored the Earth’s wild places to write ‘The Savage Landscape’
Cal Flyn traveled tens of thousands of miles around the world to research her book, “The Savage Landscape: How We Made the Wilderness,” journeying to remote areas in Africa, Antarctica and the Amazon and encountering AK-47-toting men, isolated Indigenous communities,…
·Billings, United States
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