Heart of the Jaguar: The Extraordinary Conservation Effort to Save the Americas' Legendary Cat [Hardcover]

An A love letter to nature. . . . [ Thrilling. . . . [ Well-told and worth telling. . . . An engrossing story of adventure, science and the efforts of dedicated conservationists and individuals working against great odds to save the jaguar from extinction. Campbell does an outstanding job of honoring [Alan Rabinowitz's] work while echoing his travels and telling the story of the jaguar and the dedicated people, himself included, still determined to protect it. The phrase In this deeply researched, courageously reported book, James Campbell journeys from tropical rainforests to southwestern deserts in the footsteps of a legendary cat. An important and engaging chronicle of a magnificent, charismatic species, In a journalistic tour de force, James Campbell goes on the trail of the jaguar and introduces us to the remarkable animal biologists trying to save these big cats from extinction. Through Campbells eye and spellbinding prose we experience the elusive big cats stunning habitat, its beauty, might, and intelligence, and its mesmerizing aura. And most crucially, Campbell convinces that the difficult task of saving the jaguar is a must. Both inspiring and gripping, James Campbells If I was asked to recommend only one book on the current state of charismatic species in our world it would be