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On the Backs of Tortoises - Darwin, the Galapagos, and the Fate of an Evolutionary Eden (Hardcover)
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On the Backs of Tortoises - Darwin, the Galapagos, and the Fate of an Evolutionary Eden (Hardcover)
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An insightful exploration of the iconic Galapagos tortoises, and
how their fate is inextricably linked to our own in a rapidly
changing world The Galapagos archipelago is often viewed as a last
foothold of pristine nature. For sixty years, conservationists have
worked to restore this evolutionary Eden after centuries of
exploitation at the hands of pirates, whalers, and island settlers.
This book tells the story of the islands' namesakes-the giant
tortoises-as coveted food sources, objects of natural history, and
famous icons of conservation and tourism. By doing so, it brings
into stark relief the paradoxical, and impossible, goal of
conserving species by trying to restore a past state of prehistoric
evolution. The tortoises, Elizabeth Hennessy demonstrates, are not
prehistoric, but rather microcosms whose stories show how deeply
human and nonhuman life are entangled. In a world where evolution
is thoroughly shaped by global history, Hennessy puts forward a
vision for conservation based on reckoning with the past, rather
than trying to erase it.
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