Why British Aristocrats Are Purposely Letting Their Estates Go Wild

The British countryside is hiding a dark truth, having lost half of its native plant and animal species since the industrial revolution. For centuries, intensive human intervention, aggressive farming, and relentless drainage systems stripped the land of its natural identity. Now, an elite group of...

38 min - Planet & Climate - Absolute History

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