Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction [Paperback]

Winner of the Sierra Club's 2021 Rachel Carson Award A comprehensive history of the conservation movementand a warning that we are not doing enough to prevent further animal mass extinction. Spirited and engaging&Always attuned to ironies and anomalies, Nijhuis points out the changes of heart that changed history. A criticaland elegantly writtenexamination of the western-centric systems guiding environmentalism today&Nijhuis helps us understand how to avoid repeating the mistakes of our past as we reckon with our future. Capacious, engrossing, and timely&Nijhuis is the sort of writer who makes excavating arcane facts and dinner-party-worthy anecdotes look effortless. A far-ranging, powerfully written history of the conservation movement. Excellent&The book truly shines&when Nijhuis is brutally honest about how the conservation movement gained a reputation for being antihuman. [Nijhuis] is a gifted storyteller, capturing both the heroism of those fighting extinction and the reality of biodiversity experts who warn that many, many species are in danger of disappearing within decades. Lavishly researched, An environmental history that is essential reading for anyone committed to preserving life on Earth. [An] exceptionally comprehensive and enlightening history of conservation. With candor and authority, Nijhuis focuses on the intertwined relationships, backgrounds and paths of the fervent scientists and activists who spearheaded the conservation movement. An engrossing history of conservation and its accomplishments&Compassionate yet realistic and candid throughout, Nijhuis makes a significant contribution to the literature on environmentalism. Nijhuiss comprehensive survey is sure to delight nature enthusiasts and those concerned with disappearing species. From the origin of the concept of species through the CRISPR revolution, In a bravura turn, Michelle Nijhuis shapes three hundred years of conservation history into one riveting tale. If attentiolƒÕ