Letting the Land Return

Kyntää, viljellä maata

To plough a field (profitably)

Jättää oman onnensa nojaan, antaa hoitaa itsensä

To be left to its own devices

Ottaa maa takaisin, vallata takaisin

To take the land back

1. What is the writer's main purpose in the text? — To explain rewilding and weigh the arguments for and against it
2. According to the text, how does rewilding differ from conventional conservation? — It withdraws human control instead of managing the land actively
3. Why does the writer mention beavers? — Because their dams create wetlands that many other species rely on