如何认识荒野、认识大自然、认识濒危生物,就是如何认识人类自己的明天。作家奥康纳的《重回荒野: 野生世界不可预知的未来》,聚焦于自然保护与生态修复,探讨了人与自然界的依存关系,以及濒危动物、 灭绝动物重返自然怀抱的可能性。全书以"第六次物种大灭绝"的争议为切入点,通过奇汉西喷雾蟾蜍、 佛罗里达美洲狮等案例,引导读者重新审视人与自然的关系边界。 □悦迪 物种消失的真相 20世纪90年代,"第六次物种大灭绝"概念深入人心,有学者预言21世纪将有半数物种灭绝,甚至给出每年2.7 万个物种灭绝的惊人数字。这些预言让公众对物种消失产生强烈焦虑,也奠定了环境保护运动的紧迫感 基调。 不过,《重回荒野》根据科学数据核查发现,这些预言并未应验。过去500年,真正灭绝的物种不超过900种, 鸟类和哺乳动物的灭绝速度在18至19世纪达到峰值后放缓。这种估算与实际的差异,一方面源于物种因 栖息地退化被宣告灭绝后,实际消亡可能延迟；另一方面则是早年数学模型的缺陷。 不仅如此,地球物种总量或许远低于此前3000万至1亿个的估算,《科学》杂志的新研究指出,实际可能仅 有500万个。这一发现并非否定物种面临的危机,而是想引出另一个隐形危机: ...

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