The Carnivore Way: Coexisting with and Conserving North America's Predators - Wildlife Conservation Book for Nature Lovers, Perfect for Outdoor Enthusiasts & Environmental Education
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What would it be like to live in a world with no predators roaming our landscapes? Would their elimination, which humans have sought with ever greater urgency in recent times, bring about a pastoral, peaceful human civilization? Or in fact is their existence critical to our own, and do we need to be doing more to assure their health and the health of the landscapes they need to thrive? In The Carnivore Way, Cristina Eisenberg argues compellingly for the necessity of top predators in large, undisturbed landscapes, and how a continental-long corridor—a “carnivore way”—provides the room they need to roam and connected landscapes that allow them to disperse. Eisenberg follows the footsteps of six large carnivores—wolves, grizzly bears, lynx, jaguars, wolverines, and cougars—on a 7,500-mile wildlife corridor from Alaska to Mexico along the Rocky Mountains. Backed by robust science, she shows how their well-being is a critical factor in sustaining healthy landscapes and how it is possible for humans and large carnivores to coexist peacefully and even to thrive. University students in natural resource science programs, resource managers, conservation organizations, and anyone curious about carnivore ecology and management in a changing world will find a thoughtful guide to large carnivore conservation that dispels long-held myths about their ecology and contributions to healthy, resilient landscapes.
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In her latest book, “The Carnivore Way” Dr. Eisenberg engages the reader with scientific acumen and personal stories in an easy to comprehend way. Layperson and scientist alike, will garner a better understanding of these creatures’ needs and how we can adjust policy to better live with them. She informs the reader how these keystone species help create and maintain healthier, more diverse, and resilient ecosystems.“The Carnivore Way” demonstrates the importance of connective corridors to allow wide ranging wildlife the ability to disperse across/around our formidable human barriers so they can survive in an increasingly fragmented world.Like Aldo Leopold, Dr. Eisenberg also explores the ethical obligations we need to consider regarding how we live with, and manage, wildlife. “The Carnivore Way” helps the reader unfamiliar with these species and their effects on ecosystems, to have a better understanding of, and acceptance for, these charismatic carnivores. Her book moves us toward a day when more people will choose to coexist with large carnivores instead of viewing them as adversaries or competitors. Living with large carnivores requires awareness, effort, and restraint on our part. It’s not always easy, but it can be done. This book helps enlighten the reader about carnivores and the habitats they use, while avoiding the sensationalism of media portrayals of these animals.Ultimately it is our responsibility in the Anthropocene to be as well informed as possible about the consequences of our ecological choices. Dr. Eisenberg provides us with grist for the mill to inform us with science; but also with heart.This book is a must read ! I enjoyed it very much.
