Tenacious Beasts: Inspiring Wildlife Recoveries That Transform Animal Perspectives

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Genre: Nature, Science Publication Year: 2023 Format: Hardcover ISBN: 9780262047562 Item Width: 6.5 in Publisher: MIT Press Language: English Book Title: Tenacious Beasts : Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think about Animals gtin13: 9780262047562 Author: Christopher J. Preston Topic: Environmental Conservation & Protection, Natural History, Endangered Species, Life Sciences / Zoology / General Item Length: 10.7 in Item Height: 1.3 in Item Weight: 18.7 Oz Number of Pages: 328 Pages

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Tenacious Beasts : Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think About Animals, Hardcover by Preston, Christopher J., ISBN 026204756X, ISBN-13 9780262047562, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "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"--