absolutely! We have here in NZ, large tracts of land that are original old growth forests, literally never touched. We have some reserves that are near to town, which used to be farms with a couple old trees still standing, and they have been fenced off and re-vegetated back to close to what they were… albeit with tourist paths and signage, and so forth. Not the same. The invertebrate community is so different, the moisture levels and light levels are all different…
There is a starkly purist concept of what wild is and a real-worldly practical perspective, and then there is the whole scale of definitions between. At the moment, we have two options, and it’s a vote scenario. Having three options would take the heat out of a lot of debates, and in my opinion it would make the data easier to sift through for purpose.
The new onboarding will help… but it will never be perfect for all…