- Define ecological restoration, reintroduction, and rewilding. (2 pts)
- Briefly describe how the goals and history of rewilding differ between Europe and North America. How might other countries/continents address rewilding? (3 pts)
- How has the Anthropocene changed the way researchers think about restoration and rewilding? (2 pts)
- When conserving or reintroducing species there are tradeoffs. In an ecosystem where both a specialist species with a unique ecological function and a generalist species with a common ecological function are at risk of extinction, which should wildlife managers choose to conserve and why? (2 pts)
- What is one challenges that a species may face when they are reintroduced to their previous native range? And what is a challenge they may face when released outside of the native range? (2 pts)
- What are the arguments for and against sustained intervention? How does this fit into the ideas of restoration and rewilding? (3 pts)
- What are some intervention strategies we can used to maintain biodiversity and ecosystem function? (2 pts)
- What two things does Cortlett identify as important to the success of efforts to reconcile people and nature? Provide a description of each. (2 pts)
- Write out the citation for this journal article using the format of the Journal Ecology. (2 pts)
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