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*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century]
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century]
==Definitions==
==Definitions==
*1 a (1) : a tract or region uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings (2) : an area essentially undisturbed by human activity together with its naturally developed life community
*1 a (1) : a tract or region uncultivated and uninhabited by [[human beings]] (2) : an area [[essentially]] undisturbed by human [[activity]] together with its naturally [[developed]] life [[community]]
:b : an empty or pathless area or region <in remote wildernesses of space groups of nebulae are found — G. W. Gray †1960>
:b : an empty or pathless area or region <in remote wildernesses of space groups of [[nebula]]e are found — G. W. Gray †1960>
:c : a part of a garden devoted to wild growth
:c : a part of a garden devoted to wild [[growth]]
*2 obsolete : wild or uncultivated state
*2 obsolete : wild or uncultivated [[state]]
*3 a : a confusing multitude or mass : an indefinitely great number or quantity <I would not have given it for a wilderness of monkeys — Shakespeare>
*3 a : a confusing multitude or mass : an indefinitely great [[number]] or [[quantity]] <I would not have given it for a wilderness of monkeys — Shakespeare>
:b : a bewildering situation <those moral wildernesses of civilized life — Norman Mailer>
:b : a bewildering situation <those [[moral]] wildernesses of civilized life — Norman Mailer>
==Description==
==Description==
'''Wilderness''' or wildland is a [[natural]] [[environment]] on [[Earth]] that has not been significantly modified by [[human]] [[activity]]. It may also be defined as: "The most intact, undisturbed wild natural areas left on our planet—those last truly wild places that humans do not [[control]] and have not developed with roads, pipelines or other industrial [[infrastructure]]." Wilderness areas can be found in preserves, estates, farms, conservation preserves, ranches, National Forests, National Parks and even in urban areas along rivers, gulches or otherwise undeveloped areas. These areas are considered important for the [[survival]] of certain species, [[biodiversity]], [[ecological]] [[studies]], conservation, [[solitude]], and recreation. Wilderness is deeply valued for [[cultural]], [[spiritual]], [[moral]], and [[aesthetic]] reasons. Some [[nature]] [[writers]] believe wilderness areas are vital for the human spirit and [[creativity]]. They may also preserve historic [[genetic]] traits and that they provide [[habitat]] for wild [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora_(plants) flora] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fauna_(animals) fauna] that may be [[difficult]] to recreate in zoos, arboretums or laboratories.
'''Wilderness''' or wildland is a [[natural]] [[environment]] on [[Earth]] that has not been significantly modified by [[human]] [[activity]]. It may also be defined as: "The most intact, undisturbed wild natural areas left on our planet—those last truly wild places that humans do not [[control]] and have not developed with roads, pipelines or other industrial [[infrastructure]]." Wilderness areas can be found in preserves, estates, farms, conservation preserves, ranches, National Forests, National Parks and even in urban areas along rivers, gulches or otherwise undeveloped areas. These areas are considered important for the [[survival]] of certain species, [[biodiversity]], [[ecological]] [[studies]], conservation, [[solitude]], and recreation. Wilderness is deeply valued for [[cultural]], [[spiritual]], [[moral]], and [[aesthetic]] reasons. Some [[nature]] [[writers]] believe wilderness areas are vital for the human spirit and [[creativity]]. They may also preserve historic [[genetic]] traits and that they provide [[habitat]] for wild [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora_(plants) flora] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fauna_(animals) fauna] that may be [[difficult]] to recreate in zoos, arboretums or laboratories.