Researcher(s):
Maya Bon
ENVS course(s): 400 Initiated: August 2017 Completed: May 2018 Go to project site
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My capstone is based on questioning notions of the wild, wildness, and wilderness through the lens of rewilding in Yellowstone National Park. I would like to focus on the reintroduction of the wolves to Yellowstone that took place in 1995. My focus question is: How do public conceptions of wilderness, wildness, and the wild influence rewilding efforts in Yellowstone National Park? My methodology: Yellowstone National Park website analysis. Analyze Instagram hashtags of wild and wilderness in Yellowstone National Park. Research rewilding efforts in Yellowstone National Park and analyze the literature. Interview a park ranger at Yellowstone National Park regarding notions of wildness/wilderness/the wild.