Scientists worldwide are warning of the looming extinction of thousands of species\, from tigers and polar bears to rare flowers\, birds\, and insects. If the destruction continues\, half of all species of plants and animals could disappear by the end of the century--and with them earth's life-support ecosystems that provide our food\, water\, medicine\, and natural defenses against climate change.
Now Caroline Fraser offers the first definitive account of a visionary campaign to confront this crisis\: rewilding. Breathtaking in scope and ambition\, rewilding aims to save species by restoring habitats\, reviving migration corridors\, and brokering peace between people and
predators. Traveling with wildlife biologists and conservationists\, Fraser reports on the vast projects that are turning Europe's former Iron Curtain into a greenbelt\, creating transfrontier Peace Parks to renew elephant routes throughout Africa\, and linking protected areas from the Yukon to Mexico and beyond.
An inspiring story of scientific discovery and grassroots action\, Rewilding the World offers hope for a richer\, wilder future.
What People Are Saying About Rewilding the World\:
Kirkus\: “A passionate\, optimistic account…”
Starred review in Library Journal\: “This truly is an essential read for conservationists\, biologists\, and anyone interested in the natural world.”
Publishers’ Weekly\: “Her story of grassroots activism paired with the scientific is environmentally inspirational.”
Recommended in Vanity Fair’s “Hot Type” column\, December 2009.
“Since I spend much of my time trying to head off environmental
calamity\, this fascinating and lyrical book came as a particularly
welcome gift. It shows how scientists and activists are using
imagination and research to build a realistic strategy for securing our
green and noble heritage for the future. It will help you think big\,
which is the only way to think about these questions and not go mad!”
— Bill McKibben\, author Eaarth\: A Survivors Guide
“A riveting journal of the astonishing bio-impoverishment of our planet.”
—Robert F. Kennedy\, Jr.\, President of Waterkeeper Alliance and author of Crimes Against Nature
“Caroline Fraser’s Rewilding the World is an exciting and
wise exploration of a revolution that’s reshaping the conservation
movement. She’s gone all over the world to bring us news from the front
lines\, and her account is one of essential hope\: though it’s no
guarantee that we can save nature from collapse\, she shows that we have
a fighting chance. Fraser’s account stirred me.”
—Richard Preston\, author of The Wild Trees and The Hot Zone
“Give them room to roam! Caroline Fraser’s smart\, passionate manifesto
offers hope to the wild world. In an age of overwhelming loss\, she
shows us how to gain\: more bears\, more wolves\, more biodiversity\, more
thriving ecosystems\, more life. This is an important book about the
cutting edge of conservation and how it might save our continent and
our selves.”
—Bruce Barcott\, author of The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw
“Rewilding is less a conservationist's utopian vision than a roadmap
for the way we must learn to live on earth. As Caroline Fraser
carefully explains\, humans will survive only in a world as wild as the
one that created us. If you want to live\, read this book.”
—Doug Peacock\, author of The Essential Grizzly and Walking It Off