Wilderness areas

thumb|White Goat Wilderness Area in [[Canadian Rockies, Canada]] thumb|Stephen Mather Wilderness in the U.S. state of Washington thumb|Innoko Wilderness in the U.S. state of [[Alaska in the summer]] Wilderness or wildlands (usually in the plural) are Earth's natural environments that have not been significantly modified by human activity, or any nonurbanized land not under extensive agricultural cultivation. The term has traditionally referred to terrestrial environments, though growing attention is being placed on marine wilderness. Recent maps of wilderness suggest it covers roughly one-quar

generic forest in the tropics

highest category of protected area recognised by the WCPA

nature reserve in Uzbekistan

thumb|The Pocosin cabin along the Appalachian Trail in [[Shenandoah National Park.]]