With the same intelligent, lucid style that made "Forward Motion" such a success, "Darwin's Fox and My Coyote" is a sympathetic but unsentimental examination of animals in their habitats. Field biology spearheaded the animal conservation movement by creating a new awareness of wild animals and bringing to public consciousness their needs and vulnerabilities. The conservation movement has fostered a general sense that land is shifting out from under wild animals at a pace that threatens their very survival. But if that threat is known, it is little understood. Few realize that animals are becoming extinct at rates that far exceed the ability of scientists to help stabilize their populations. Menino confronts the public attitudes that reinforce these calamitous realities and thwart animal conservation efforts.
In the tradition of "Silent Spring" and "A Sand County Almanac, Darwin's Fox and My Coyote" is thought-provoking, alarming, and unapologetic. It is, most important, a call to action.
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With the same intelligent, lucid style that made "Forward Motion" such a success, "Darwin's Fox and My Coyote" is a sympathetic but unsentimental examination of animals in their habitats. Field biology spearheaded the animal conservation movement by creating a new awareness of wild animals and bringing to public consciousness their needs and vulnerabilities. The conservation movement has fostered a general sense that land is shifting out from under wild animals at a pace that threatens their very survival. But if that threat is known, it is little understood. Few realize that animals are becoming extinct at rates that far exceed the ability of scientists to help stabilize their populations. Menino confronts the public attitudes that reinforce these calamitous realities and thwart animal conservation efforts.
In the tradition of "Silent Spring" and "A Sand County Almanac, Darwin's Fox and My Coyote" is thought-provoking, alarming, and unapologetic. It is, most important, a call to action.
Imprint | University of Virginia Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | February 2008 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | February 2008 |
Authors | Holly Menino |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 224 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8139-2675-9 |
Barcode | 9780813926759 |
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LSN | 0-8139-2675-0 |