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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Cristina EisenbergPublisher: Island Press Imprint: Island Press Edition: 3rd None ed. Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.458kg ISBN: 9781597269834ISBN 10: 1597269832 Pages: 328 Publication Date: 08 September 2015 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsEisenberg investigates the extensive cascading biological medicine wheel we know as the natural world, continuing to prove carnivore coexistence is fundamental to our own survival--inextricable. The Carnivore Way makes a remarkable case for immediate overhaul of human intrusion. Our brothers and sisters in other forms depend on us to get this right and their wellbeing distinguishes our own sustained presence. Genius narrative, essential knowledge, this book is beautiful lifeblood. --Allison Adelle Hedge Coke Author of Blood Run & Streaming and editor of Sing: Poetry of the Indigenous Americas With characteristic insight and clarity, Cristina Eisenberg paints the large-carnivore story across a vast canvas. Few can boil down the essentials like Eisenberg in prose that both informs and inspires. She has come through again with an engaging read about iconic species that put to the test our willingness to coexist with other life forms. --Douglas W. Smith Senior Wildlife Biologist, Yellowstone National Park Eisenberg investigates the extensive cascading biological medicine wheel we know as the natural world, continuing to prove carnivore coexistence is fundamental to our own survival inextricable.The Carnivore Waymakes a remarkable case for immediate overhaul of human intrusion. Our brothers and sisters in other forms depend on us to get this right and their wellbeing distinguishes our own sustained presence. Genius narrative, essential knowledge, this book is beautiful lifeblood. --Allison Adelle Hedge Coke Author of Blood Run & Streaming and editor of Sing: Poetry of the Indigenous Americas An impressive synthesis of conservation and science, The Carnivore Way is the road map for carnivore conservation and connected landscapes in North America's Rocky Mountains. With keen insights into carnivores' roles in ecosystems, their behaviors, and their complex relationships with humans, Cristina Eisenberg compels us to understand why carnivores are essential to the health of ecosystems and our need to coexist with them. --Jodi A. Hilty North American Program Executive Director, Wildlife Conservation Society Carnivores are challenging animals to think about, and we tend to get distracted by their sharp teeth and meat-eating ways. But they have much to teach us about the landscapes we live in, the ecology of our home places, and our own ability to adapt, learn, and coexist. Nobody knows this beter than Cristina Eisenberg, and no one is a more insightful guide into the world of these fascinating wild neighbors. --Kevin Van Tighem Author of Bears Without Fear and The Homeward Wolf Author InformationCristina Eisenberg holds a postdoctoral appointment at Oregon State University, in the College of Forestry, where she conducts trophic cascades research focusing on wolves and teaches ecological restoration and, public policy. Dr. Eisenberg has authored multiple peer-reviewed scientific and Iiterary journal articles and several book chapters. Her first book, The Wolf's Tooth: Keystone Predators, Trophic Cascades and Biodiversity, was published in 2010 by Island Press. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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