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“…In 1995 scientists described the way in which humans over generations have forgetten what nature really looks like: shifting baselines syndrome. First coined by fisheries scientists, Daniel Pauly, “shifting baselines syndrome” basically means that every generation sees nature through a different lens. The slate is constantly being wiped clean. Therefore, what we view as “normal” nature is actually degraded — and often degraded with every generation. Our baselines of normalcy keep shifting…”
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/radical-conservation/2018/jul/18/hippos-zambia-africa-cull-trophy-hunting-shifting-baselines