Many professional ecologists realize that if we are really serious, if we really intend saving most of the world's species, then we have to get to work in man-made habitats.

The sooner the better!

Our national parks and nature reserves just can't do the job alone.

The Careful Foot will make some of their voices accessible on this site.
See what they have to say.

Danny Joseph
Why Birds Live in Our Villages

David A. Norton
The Myth of Reserves
— a view from New Zealand

Fred Pearce
A Greyer Shade of Green

Philip A. Rutter
Woody Agriculture
— the future of the world ... is nuts

Richard M. Daley
A Green Vision for Chicago

Will Turner
Can Birds and People Coexist?