Where the Wild Things Were: Life, Death, and Ecological Wreckage in a Land of Vanishing Predators - Hardcover

Stolzenburg, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1596912995 ISBN 13: 9781596912991

Publisher: Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA, 2008

Synopsis

A provocative assessment of how the endangered statuses of predatory animals reflect the planet's ecological health is a cautionary account that draws direct links between dwindling numbers of great cats, flying raptors, and giant fish and threatening increases in wild herd populations, insects, and disease. 25,000 first printing.

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Review:

"With a lucid and sparkling voice, William Stolzenburg offers a revealing and well-documented account that explains clearly why we need the wolf, tiger, and other predators, large and small, to maintain a healthy environment."--George B. Schaller, Vice President of Science and Exploration, Wildlife Conservation Society; author of the National Book Award-winning "The Serengeti Lion"; and winner of the National Geographic Lifetime Achievement Award and the World Wildlife Fund Gold Medal
"In dazzling descriptions, Stolzenburg demonstrates how the delicate balance between predator and prey is so essential, and his book, rich in dramatic accounts of life and death in the wild, is powerful and compelling. "--"Publishers Weekly," Starred Review

"With a lucid and sparkling voice, William Stolzenburg offers a revealing and well-documented account that explains clearly why we need the wolf, tiger, and other predators, large and small, to maintain a healthy environment."--George B. Schaller, Vice President of Science and Exploration, Wildlife Conservation Society; author of the National Book Award-winning "The Serengeti Lion"; and winner of the National Geographic Lifetime Achievement Award and the World Wildlife Fund Gold Medal

""Where the Wild Things Were" is science writing at its best. The subject is important for biology and sustainable development, the prose is excellent, turning lyrical at just the right times, and the story of the research is woven with clarity into natural history. Big, fierce animals have a noble champion in William Stolzenburg."--Edward O. Wilson, University Research Professor Emeritus, Harvard University

"Stolzenburg narrates these cautionary tales with a conservationist's attention to ecological detail and a childlike reverence for flesh-tearing beasts. His infection enthusiasm should spark even in bug-wary urbanites a renewed appreciation for nature's complexity." "--TIME magazine"

"This is a masterpiece, and its subject is extremely important and timely. I hope that Where the Wild Things Were receives the attention (and the accolades) it deserves." --Mark Garland, "BirdCapeMay.org"

"In dazzling descriptions, Stolzenburg demonstrates how the delicate balance between predator and prey is so essential, and his book, rich in dramatic accounts of life and death in the wild, is powerful and compelling." --"Publishers Weekly, Starred review"

"A passionately rendered update on our faltering environmental stability." --"Kirkus Reviews"

"With a lucid and sparkling voice, William Stolzenburg offers a revealing and well-documented account that explains clearly why we need the wolf, tiger, and other predators, large and small, to maintain a healthy environment." --George B. Schaller, Vice President of Science and Exploration, Wildlife Conservation Society; author of the National Book Award-winning "The Serengeti Lion"; and winner of the National Geographic Lifetime Achievement Award and the World Wildlife Fund Gold Medal

""Where the Wild Things Were" is science writing at its best. The subject is important for biology and sustainable development, the prose is excellent, turning lyrical at just the right times, and the story of the research is woven with clarity into natural history. Big, fierce animals have a noble champion in William Stolzenburg." --Edward O. Wilson, UniversityResearch Professor Emeritus, Harvard University

“Absorbing and delightful...Not just an enriching story, but a new, clarifying lens through which to understand the world around us.”—"Christian Science Monitor

"“Stolzenburg’s infectious enthusiasm should spark even in bug-wary urbanites a renewed appreciation for nature’s complexity.”—"Time

"“A meticulous and convincing argument that alpha predators are the primary regulators of ecosystems, and that their removal is crippling our planet’s biodiversity.”—Bill McKibben, "Boston Globe"

"Absorbing and delightful...Not just an enriching story, but a new, clarifying lens through which to understand the world around us."--"Christian Science Monitor

""Stolzenburg's infectious enthusiasm should spark even in bug-wary urbanites a renewed appreciation for nature's complexity."--"Time

""A meticulous and convincing argument that alpha predators are the primary regulators of ecosystems, and that their removal is crippling our planet's biodiversity."--Bill McKibben, "Boston Globe"

Absorbing and delightful Not just an enriching story, but a new, clarifying lens through which to understand the world around us. "Christian Science Monitor"

Stolzenburg's infectious enthusiasm should spark even in bug-wary urbanites a renewed appreciation for nature's complexity. "Time"

A meticulous and convincing argument that alpha predators are the primary regulators of ecosystems, and that their removal is crippling our planet's biodiversity. "Bill McKibben, Boston Globe""

Absorbing and delightful Not just an enriching story, but a new, clarifying lens through which to understand the world around us. Christian Science Monitor

Stolzenburg's infectious enthusiasm should spark even in bug-wary urbanites a renewed appreciation for nature's complexity. Time

A meticulous and convincing argument that alpha predators are the primary regulators of ecosystems, and that their removal is crippling our planet's biodiversity. Bill McKibben, Boston Globe

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"Absorbing and delightful...Not just an enriching story, but a new, clarifying lens through which to understand the world around us." --Christian Science Monitor

"Stolzenburg's infectious enthusiasm should spark even in bug-wary urbanites a renewed appreciation for nature's complexity." --Time

"A meticulous and convincing argument that alpha predators are the primary regulators of ecosystems, and that their removal is crippling our planet's biodiversity." --Bill McKibben, Boston Globe

About the Author:

William Stolzenburg has studied predator control techniques, monitored endangered species, and written hundreds of magazine features and columns on the science of rarity and extinction forNature Conservancy and Science News, among others. He lives in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1596912995
• ISBN 13: 9781596912991
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 291