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wildlands

British  
/ ˈwaɪldˌlændz /

plural noun

  1. wild, uncultivated, and uninhabited areas

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But as humans moved into the wildlands, they brought greater potential for fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Mr. Weidensaul explores the practice of “rewilding,” a concept that might be foreign to Americans accustomed to having large tracts of public and private wildlands close at hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Humans have moved deeper into wildlands where bears live, while the bruins have similarly expanded into areas where they once were absent or scarce.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

As California turns to satellite imagery, remote cameras watched by AI and heat detection sensors placed throughout wildlands to detect fires earlier, one Orange County group is keeping it old-school.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2025

“We have been sprawling into the wildlands for the last 75-plus years with very little consideration of the impacts.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2025

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