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A Bat's End - The Christmas Island Pipistrelle and Extinction in Australia (Paperback)
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A Bat's End - The Christmas Island Pipistrelle and Extinction in Australia (Paperback)
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It is the evening of 26 August 2009 on Christmas Island. The last
known pipistrelle emerges from its day-time shelter. Scientists,
desperate about its conservation, set up a maze of netting to try
to catch it. It is a forlorn and futile exercise - even if
captured, there is little future in just one bat. But the bat
evades the trap easily, and continues foraging. It is not recorded
again that night, and not at all the next night. The bat is never
again recorded. The scientists search all nearby areas over the
following nights. It has gone. There are no more bats. Its corpse
is not, will never be, found. It is the silent, unobtrusive death
of the last individual. It is extinction. This book is about that
bat, about those scientists, about that island. But mostly it is an
attempt to understand that extinction; an unusual extinction,
because it was predicted, witnessed and its timing is precise. A
Bat's End is a compelling forensic examination of the circumstances
and players surrounding the extinction of the Christmas Island
pipistrelle. A must-read for environmental scientists,
policy-makers, and organisations and individuals with an interest
in conservation. FEATURES: Fascinating forensic examination of the
processes and players involved in the extinction of the Christmas
Island pipistrelle bat, including personal accounts of ecologists,
administrators and politicians Considers our relationship with
nature, and the extent to which we should and do care for nature
Uses the Christmas Island pipistrelle bat's extinction as a case
study, from which lessons can be learned that will resonate more
broadly Examines Australia's environmental law and policy, and
provides recommendations to strengthen these Foreword written by
Tim Low, renowned Australian environmental consultant and author.
"To bear witness to extinctions is painful, and made worse when
hardly anyone knows they took place. By exploring one extinction
from all angles, John gives Australians the opportunity to know
what transpired on that island and to reflect on what it says about
our nation's treatment of its wildlife. He tells a powerful and
perceptive story, one that should be taken to heart by every
Australian."" Tim Low, excerpt from the Foreword.
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