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Wilderness is a natural environment on Earth that has not been modified by human action.

Wilderness may also refer to:

Film and television

• Wilderness (2006 film), a horror movie filmed in Northern Ireland
• Wilderness (2017 film), a Japanese two-part drama film by Yoshiyuki Kishi
• Wilderness (1996 TV series), a 1996 British drama directed by Ben Bolt
• Wilderness (2023 TV series), a British television series based on the novel by B. E. Jones

Literature

• Wilderness (Parker novel), a 1979 novel by Robert B. Parker
• Wilderness (Weller novel), 2012 novel by Lance Weller
• Wilderness (Zelazny-Hausman novel), a 1994 novel by Roger Zelazny and Gerald Hausman
• "The Wilderness" (short story), a 1952 science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury
• Wilderness, a 2007 children's book by Roddy Doyle
• Wilderness: The Lost Writings of Jim Morrison (1943–1971), 1998 poetry book by Jim Morrison

Music

• Wilderness (band), a U.S. indie rock band
• Wilderness (Brett Anderson album), 2008
• Wilderness (Sophie B. Hawkins album), 2004
• Wilderness (C. W. McCall album), 1976
• Wilderness (The Features album), 2011
• Wilderness (Wilderness album), 2005
• Wilderness (The Handsome Family album), 2013
• Wilderness, 2015 album by Swedish singer Ola Salo
• The Wilderness (Explosions in the Sky album), 2016
• The Wilderness (Cowboy Junkies album)
• "Wilderness", a song by Nick Jonas from 2014's Nick Jonas
• "Wilderness", a song by Sleater-Kinney from their album The Woods
• "Wilderness", a song by Joy Division from their album Unknown Pleasures
• "Wilderness", a song by Bat for Lashes from her album Two Suns

Other media

• The Wilderness, a very dangerous region from the MMORPG RuneScape
• Wilderness: A Survival Adventure, a computer game released in 1986, developed by Titan Computer Products and published by Electric Transit
• Wilderness (manga), a manga by Akihiro Ito

Ships and Boats

• USS Wilderness, a former United States Navy steamship and later revenue cutter
• Wilderness 38, an American sailboat design
• Wilderness 40, an American sailboat design

Places

• Wilderness, Western Cape, a small town in South Africa
• Wilderness, Missouri, a community in the United States
• Battle of the Wilderness, a battle in Virginia during the American Civil War
• The Wilderness (Catonsville, Maryland), a home on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
• The Wilderness (Trappe, Maryland), a 1785 home on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
• Wilderness School, a parochial school in Adelaide, South Australia
• Wilderness Territory, a resort in Wisconsin Dells, WI

Other uses

• Wilderness (garden history), formal garden features, mostly before 1750
• IUCN Protected Area Management Categories
• National Wilderness Preservation System of the United States (Created by the Wilderness Act of 1964)
• Wilderness therapy is a form of intense behavioral modification therapy

See also

• The Wilderness (disambiguation)
• Wilderland (a fictional location)