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"Highly compelling...page-turning read" -- TNC's Cool Green Science We love our pets. But there is a dark side to our domestic connection with animal life. The pet industry is contributing to a global conservation crisis for wildlife--often without the knowledge of pet owners. In
Unnatural Companions, journalist Peter Christie argues that to reverse the alarming trend of wildlife decline, pet owners must acknowledge the pets-versus-conservation dilemma. Our well-fed and sheltered cats too often prey on small backyard wildlife, seemingly harmless reptiles released into the wild might be the next destructive invasive species, and the popular trend of designer pet food may have deleterious effects on the environment.
Christie's book is a cautionary tale to responsible pet owners, but he concludes with the positive message that the small changes we make at home can foster better practices within the pet industry that will ultimately benefit our pets' wild brethren.
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Peter Christie is an award-winning Canadian science journalist, pet owner, and author who writes frequently about conservation. He is a national Science in Society Journalism Award winner whose stories and features have appeared in
The Globe and Mail, Maclean's, ON Nature,
Canadian Geographic, The Ottawa Citizen, The Vancouver Sun, The Edmonton Journal, and
The Montreal Gazette. He is the award-winning author of science books for children and young adults. Christie has also worked as a science communications consultant for the World Wildlife Fund, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, the Royal Society of Canada, the Boreal Songbird Initiative, and the Canadian Climate Forum.
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A deep dive into the impact that pets have on wildlife, ending in a call-to-action for animal lovers.
