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Rewilding is an environmental movement to restore habitats to their natural state in order to support native species and make room for animals to move freely. In this comprehensive look at rewilding, the authors present examples from around the world where endangered animals have been rehabilitated and returned to their natural habitats. Full color. 7 1/2 x 9 5/16.
Sommario
Section 1
1. What is Rewilding?
2. Back to the Wild
3. Core, Corridors, and Keystone Species
Section 2
4. Reintroducing Keystone Species: Wild Again
5. A Second Chance for Trumpeter Swans: A Classic Success Story
6. The Prairie Dog: Underdog or Wonder Dog?
7. The American Eel: Hatch Me If You Can
8. Marmots and Condors: Homeless
Zoos: Keepers of Endangered Species
10. Zoo Tigers: Back to the Wild
Section 3
11. Core Space for Keystone Species
12. Wolf Country Again: Yellowstone National Park
13. Namibia: Conservation at Its Core
14. Europe: The Green Heart
15. The Newfoundland Cod Fishery: Come and Gone
16. Core Values: A Wild Ride in the Netherlands
Section 4
17. Corridors Linking Cores: Natural Connections
18. Wildlife Corridors in Banff National Park
19. Australia: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle ... Rewild?
20. Butterfly Corridors: From Canada to Mexico
21. Jaguar Ground-Truthing: Corridors in Costa Rica
22. Panda Bear: Bamboo or Bust
Section 5
23. Rewilding the Human World
24. Every Little Space Counts
25. Smoke in High Park - and Flames!
26. High Line: The Sky's the Limit
27. Wild Boars: Sharing Space in Berlin
28. Peregrine Falcons: From the Brink to the Ledge
29. Wild to Rewild: The Leopards of Mumbai
30. Restoring Night Herons to Bermuda
31. From Mine to Meadow and More
32. Danger Zones: Nature's Comeback
Section 6
33. Future Rewilding: The Possible and the Impossible
34. Big Space, Big Time
35. De-extinction
36. Rewilding for a Better World
37. Glossary and Index
Info autore
Ann Love teamed up with her sister Jane Drake and, together, they have published over thirty books for kids. Their works have an environmental focus based on a shared upbringing and travels, especially in the remoter parts of Canada.
Riassunto
It’s not too late! The natural world may be ailing, but it can still be healed.
Prefazione
• National review mailing
• Mailing to environmental organizations
• Review mailing to online media contacts, bloggers
• E-galley on NetGalley.com
• Social media: Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, Annick Blog
• Catalist Digital Catalogue
• Print advertising in key journals
• Award submissions
