Tenacious Beasts: Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think about Animals by Preston, Christopher J.

Tenacious Beasts: Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think about Animals

"Conventional wisdom is that wild animals are being wiped out. But conventional wisdom skips some important details....
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Author: Christopher J. Preston
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Language: English
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Tenacious Beasts: Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think about Animals by Preston, Christopher J.

Tenacious Beasts: Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think about Animals

BD$37.44

Tenacious Beasts: Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think about Animals

BD$37.44
Author: Christopher J. Preston
Format: Paperback
Language: English
"Conventional wisdom is that wild animals are being wiped out. But conventional wisdom skips some important details. Wildlife is rebounding. Not everywhere. Not every species. But a handful of wildlife populations have reached numbers unimaginable in a century. Red deer in Europe, bison in North America, humpback whales in the Atlantic. They have all seen their populations explode. They are back from the brink, numbering in the tens, or even hundreds, of thousands. Their return thrills those who have rooted for their recovery. It terrifies those who grew comfortable without them. This book tracks-and tries to understand-these dramatic rebounds. It shines a light on species returning to forests and farms, prairies and oceans, rivers and cities. It asks how these transformations can be happening and what they have to teach"--

Author: Christopher J. Preston
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 03/05/2024
Pages: 328
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9780262548335

About the Author
Christopher Preston's essays have appeared in Atlantic, Smithsonian, Aeon, and on the BBC website. He teaches environmental philosophy at the University of Montana and lives in Missoula, MT.

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