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Wild Earth 9, no. 3

Wild Earth 9, no. 3 celebrates Aldo Leopold’s legacy. Also in this issue are reports on the Loomis Forest Wildlands, the Southern Rockies and the Grand Canyon ecoregion, and indigenous knowledge and conservation policy in Papua New Guinea.

Wild Earth 6, no. 2

Wild Earth 6, no. 2 features Bill McKibben on nature writing and common ground, Laura Westra writes about ecosystem integrity, sustainability, and the “Fish Wars”, and W. O. Pruitt explains “The Caribou Commons.”

A chronological list of Ludwig Leichhardt's letters

A chronological list of Ludwig Leichhardt's letters

Ludwig Leichhardt’s original letters are held at the archive of the Deutsches Museum in Munich.
To view the digitized letters and to read their English translation, please click on the links below:

1. Letter to his brother-in-law, Friedrich August Schmalfuß
(Sydney, 23 March 1842)

Ludwig Leichhardt’s Australian letters

Ludwig Leichhardt’s Australian letters

Even before he departed for Australia, Ludwig Leichhardt kept in touch with his family via letters written during his travels. Between 23 March 1842 and 22 February 1848, he sent 17 letters back home from Australia; these letters document the period from his arrival on the continent until the disappearance of his final expedition. Leichhardt’s letters are an important source of information about his experiences, plans, and everyday concerns, as well as securing his reputation as a scientist.