"State of the Wild "is a biennial series that brings together international conservation experts and writers to discuss emerging issues in the conservation of wildlife and wild places. Each volume in the series combines evocative writings with a fascinating tour of conservation news highlights and vital statistics from around the world. One-third of each volume focuses on a topic of particular concern to conservationists working to protect wildlife and our last wild places. This 2008-2009 edition considers the integration of wildlife health, ecosystem health, human health, and the health of domestic animals--a "One World-One Health" approach to disease and conservation.

This focus is complemented with essays clustered into sections that address other key issues--conservation of species; conservation of wild places; people, culture, and conservation; and the art and practice of conservation. Essays cover a broad range of topics, from restoring biodiversity on the prairies to mapping the state of the oceans to the conservation impacts of lawlessness and coca cultivation in Colombia. Essay contributions come from people directly involved in on-the-ground conservation efforts and offer a unique and valuable perspective on often-overlooked topics.

S"tate of the Wild"'s accessible approach educates a wide range of audiences while at the same time presenting leading-edge scientific overviews of hot topics in conservation. Uniquely structured with magazine-like features up front, conservation news in the middle, and essays from eminent authors and experienced scientists throughout, this landmark series is an essential addition to any environmental bookshelf.

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This title come with a special section on 'Wildlife Conservation in a Time of War'. "State of the Wild" is a biennial series that brings together international conservation experts and writers to discuss emerging issues in the conservation of wildlife and wild places. Each volume in the series combines evocative writings with a fascinating tour of conservation news highlights and vital statistics from around the world. One-third of each volume focuses on a topic of particular concern to conservationists. This 2010-2011 edition considers how destabilization and war affect wildlife and wild places. Only recently has the international community begun to appreciate the cost of conflict - simmering tension, war, and reconstruction - on the natural world. This special section examines the role that conservation plays in the context of human conflict considering issues such as, Can the work of saving wildlife and wild places help ameliorate tensions? Can conservation deepen political understanding? Can conservation help in post-conflict situations? The book's twenty essays are intermixed with poetry and beautiful photos that capture our connection to the wild. "State of the Wild's" accessible approach educates a wide range of audiences while at the same time presenting leading-edge scientific overviews of hot topics in conservation. Uniquely structured with magazine like features up front, conservation news in the middle, and essays from eminent authors and experienced scientists throughout, this landmark series is an essential addition to any environmental bookshelf.

Being A Record Of The Important Events In The History Of Chicago, And A Description Of Its Industries, Professions And Societies, Together With Biographical Sketches Of Prominent Citizens.

Being A Record Of The Important Events In The History Of Chicago, And A Description Of Its Industries, Professions And Societies, Together With Biographical Sketches Of Prominent Citizens.

Scott is not your average high school senior. He likes to look at life through the lens of a high definition video camera and could easily have become a voyeur, until he meets the man of his dreams, Cody. Cody introduces him to the world of website adult video and Scott finds a talent he never knew he had; he can see what really turns a person on and capture it with his lens. And then, Cody disappears.

Setting out on a journey to bring back his one true love, Scott comes of age in a series of exploits traveling from Florida to Wyoming. As he turns the lives of those he meets into movies, his life becomes one part adventure, one part comedy, one part romance, and always, totally raunchy fun. Somehow Scott makes you seriously consider buying a video camera, renting a cabin in the Rockies, getting spanked with a leather belt, finding a barn in Tennessee, and baking a blackberry cobbler; never once doubting that there's something kinky about every one of them Scott wanted to be in the middle of things, so he became "The Auteur."

Being A Record Of The Important Events In The History Of Chicago, And A Description Of Its Industries, Professions And Societies, Together With Biographical Sketches Of Prominent Citizens.