The amazing true stories of the greatest wildlife champions of our
time. Wildlife conservation is at a critical juncture. While large,
charismatic mammals may be the first animals that come to mind-the
mere 3,000 wild tigers still in existence, the giraffes declared
endangered for the first time just last year-it is not only these
magnificent keystone species disappearing. A full third of all
studied birds, reptiles, and mammals have suffered devastating
population losses, and a third of all insects are now endangered,
including crucial pollinators that sustain worldwide food supply.
Over 15,000 animal species are now considered to be threatened with
extinction. There are, however, bright spots that provide
optimism-many of them due to the efforts of a small group of
scientists and activists. In Saving Endangered Species, Robert W.
Shumaker brings together ten conservation heroes, seven of them
winners of the Indianapolis Prize, three of them recipients of the
Jane Alexander Global Wildlife Ambassador Award. With moving
immediacy, each wildlife defender offers their unique perspective
on the state of wildlife conservation and the future of the natural
world. Bringing to life their work in the field, each contributor
also explains key concepts in wildlife conservation, reveals why
they are important, and discusses what kinds of work can be done to
address biodiversity loss. Contributors sharing their stories in
their own words include * George Schaller, one of the founding
fathers of wildlife conservation, who conducted the field work that
resulted in the establishment of the world's largest wildlife
preserve, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge * Iain
Douglas-Hamilton, who is widely credited with developing the
metrics and methods that stemmed the tide of elephant poaching for
ivory in Africa * Steven Amstrup, who discovered the disturbing
truth that the sea ice polar bears rely on for traveling, hunting,
and raising their young was disappearing * Russell Mittermeier, who
has discovered over 20 new animal species, conducted field work in
more than 30 countries around the globe, and authored 15 books on
biodiversity * Harrison Ford, Academy Award-winning actor, who has
been a passionate wildlife advocate and board member of
Conservation International for over 25 years * Sigourney Weaver,
three-time Academy Award nominee, whose work with the Dian Fossey
Gorilla Fund has helped save thousands of gorillas in Rwanda and
Congo This unique book aims to win new recruits, inspire biologists
and conservationists already in the field, and illustrate the
profession's fundamental scientific tenets through wildlife
champions' own exciting narratives. Covering issues from
reproduction and prey-predator relationships to population dynamics
and community engagement, Saving Endangered Species also addresses
such thorny topics as overhunting, retaliatory killing by farmers,
development-driven habitat loss, and the illegal wildlife trade. By
encompassing a broad spectrum of subjects, this volume ultimately
gives readers a first-person look into what it takes to dedicate
oneself to the crucial field of wildlife conservation.
Contributors: Jane Alexander, Steven C. Amstrup, George Archibald,
Michael I. Crowther, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Harrison Ford, Carl
Jones, Russell Mittermeier, George B. Schaller, Robert W. Shumaker,
Sigourney Weaver, Patricia Chapple Wright
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