Rewilding

India's Experiments in Saving Nature

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

Av Bahar Dutt, working on environmental issues) Dutt, Ms. Bahar (Broadcast Journalist, Broadcast Journalist

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We live in a time of serious environmental catastrophes. Every year we lose thousands of species, even as othersslip deeper into danger.The extinction crisis is well known; what is not are stories of people trying to turn the tide. In Rewilding, environmental journalist Bahar Dutt documents stories of hope for India's natural world. She meets people who are trying to conserve species not just by replenishing their dwindling numbers, but also by restoring their habitats in the wild. This means going to great lengths, from airlifting corals from coast to coast, to going undercover as a spy to check the availability of toxic drugs that wiped out a bird. In the process, Bahar learns that though it may not offer easy answers, rewilding can offer great rewards. And that news about the environment doesn't always have to be bad.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-12-03
Mått136 x 202 x 24 mm
Vikt318 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor244
FörlagOUP India
ISBN9780199474110

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PrefaceMap: Species and Habitats Featured in This Book 1. Introduction2. Bringing Back Stripey3. This Little Piggy Found His Way Back Home4. How to Raise Baby Turtles and Gharials5. Once I Caught a Fish Alive6. The Vultures Have Landed7. The Return of the Unicorns8. Of Pigeons and Paradoxes: Why UrbanRewilding Matters9. Rewilding the Blue10. Restoring the Ark to Park ContinuumSelect ReferencesAcknowledgementsAbout the Author

Dutt's book provides an important discussion of an array of threats to a diverse range of species and then highlights examples of local-scale rewilding experiments that both address species loss and promote reintroduction of the species. The book is hopeful yet realistic, as it discusses how easily the best-intentioned rewilding program can be derailed. We often think of rewilding as something that can only benefit the developed world, but Dutt reminds us that the rest of the world faces challenges from growth, critical habitat loss and poaching. Central to the stories she recounts is the importance of local, small-scale action and role of communities in the challenging work of restoring ecosystems that have been lost or degraded through various forms of human activity.