MARK CARWARDINE

摘要

One of the greatest challenges in conservation is tackling f something called the Shifting Baseline Syndrome. In essence, it means that each generation has a lower expectation of wildlife and wild places than the previous generation. What my generation sees as abundant or pristine is seen by our parents as rare or degraded; and what we consider to be rare or degraded is seen as abundant or pristine by our children. We each assume that the current situation - the one we know from first-hand experience - is the norm. And so, over time, the 'baseline' shifts.