No Way Home: The Decline of the World's Great Animal Migrations
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (597 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1597268232 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Nature’s great migrations have captivated countless spectators, none more so than premier ecologist David S. Scientific discoveries and advanced technologies are helping us to understand migrations better, but alone, they won’t stop sea turtles and songbirds from going the way of the bison or passenger pigeon. In No Way Home, his awe is palpable—as are the growing threats to migratory animals. What’s required is the commitment and cooperation of the far-flung countries migrants cross—long before extinction is a threat. Wilcove. As Wilcove writes, “protecting the abundance of migration is key to protecting the glory of migration.” No Way Home offers powerful inspiration to preserve those glorious journeys.. Wilcove guides us on their treacherous journeys, describing the barriers to migration and exploring what compels animals to keep on trekking. He also brings to life the adventures of scientists who study migrants. Often as bold as their subjects, researchers speed wildly along
It illustrates the importance of science for deepening our appreciation of animal migrations and for guiding our efforts to preserve them." (Science). "Absorbing and thought provoking, No Way Home deserves to be widely read and used to promote conservation action
An excellent book! David Wilcove does an excellent job with this book. Animal migration is a fascinating topic, and there is much we still do not know about it. Wilcove describes in very readable detail the intricacies of migration of a variety of species and the conservation challenges they (and w. Migration like you've never thought of it before Jeff Wells This is an incredibly well-written and engaging book that not only opens up your thinking about migrations to include insects, fish, and mammals along with birds, but it brings into sharp focus the losses of migratory species and behavior that have already occurred. Wilcove reall. "No Way Home - Too Late to Help?" according to Cal Varnson. The author does a fantastic job presenting significant examples of the decline of animal migrations, which should raise one's ire to the destruction and unconscionable acts of the human population, both in the past and still today. My only hope is that enough pressure is placed o