The concept of the social construction of nature holds that social, cultural, and historical influences impact how we see and experience nature. It implies that human values, ideas, and practises, like culture and different societies, affect how we perceive, define, and interact with nature. Some cultures value the Earth in such a way that they view nature as something to be protected due to its spirituality and the sacred entity it holds. Others, however, many see the value of resources as an opportunity for economic wealth. Resources like water, land, food etc… are being overexploited and are managed poorly. There being many different views on the subject, it leads to many different levels of environmental protection and efforts to conserve …show more content…
Rewilding landscapes is a fantastic example of how the social construction of nature plays into the different values of peoples from different geographic regions as well as cultural perspectives and reasons.
The Canadian Wildlife Fund's Rewilding 101 article discusses the ideology of rewilding, which is the process of restoring ecosystems as well as reintroducing animals to the area that have been extinct or driven out of the area for various reasons. Large predators were the article's main focus; animals such as wolves and grizzly bears were suggested to be rewilded in some urban areas of Canada. This idea develops many different perspectives as well as shows the priorities of the public.
A central point that was discussed in the article was the fact that rewilding could be a testy concept and issue, thus challenges traditional notions of what is natural and what is acceptable in urban areas. An example the article mentions is how people view cities as safe, controlled, and protected environments due to their large buildings, and mass amounts of people. This being said the idea of adding any large predators in close proximity to cities and towns may seem threatening to the safety and properties of the