Technically, yes, man is part of Nature. We are an evolved biological species that Linnaeus placed in the Animal Kingdom. There the comparison stops. Actually, we are a despicable disgrace to Nature. While we evolved with the ability to transform natural resources into products for our own living comfort, we have [ab]used that capability to harvest and consume those natural resources far beyond a sustainable level – at the expense of not only others of our species, but all other species as well.  While we evolved with the ability to rationalize and reason, we have [ab]used that ability to connive, cajole, lie, cheat, and steal our way to the top – at the expense of not only others of our species, but all other species as well. We transform the land with fertilizers and herbicides and pesticides that pollute the land, air, and water on which all life – including our own – depends.