EAN: 9780393882438

BELOVED BEASTS - FIGHTING FOR LIFE IN AN AGE OF...

In the late nineteenth century  humans came at long last to a devastating realisation: their
rapidly industrialising and globalising societies were driving scores of animal species to
extinction. In Beloved Beasts  acclaimed science journalist Michelle Nijhuis traces the history
of the movement to protect and conserve other forms of life. From early battles to save
charismatic species such as the American bison and bald eagle to today's global effort to
defend life on a larger scale  Nijhuis's spirited and engaging account documents the changes of
heart that changed history (Dan Cryer  Boston Globe). With urgency  passion  and wit (Michael
Berry  Christian Science Monitor)  she describes the vital role of scientists and activists
such as Aldo Leopold and Rachel Carson  reveals the origins of vital organisations like the
Audubon Society and the World Wildlife Fund  explores current efforts to protect species such
as the whooping crane and the black rhinoceros and confronts the darker side of modern
conservation  long shadowed by racism and colonialism. As the destruction of other species
continues and the effects of climate change wreak havoc on our world  Beloved Beasts charts the
ways conservation is becoming a movement for the protection of all species including our own.

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