![]() ![]() "As climate change and sprawling human cities remove or indelibly alter the earth’s last remaining wild spaces, O’Connor offers a critical toolkit to help readers understand the challenges of wildlife preservation.the rare book that leaves readers happily without any convenient answers, but filled with important questions they will ponder long after they’ve finished it." “Paradoxically,” says O’Connor, “the more we intervene to save species, the less wild they often become.” –WIRED “In this gripping overview… the author examines the complex, high-tech, usually expensive, and often controversial efforts to save species in peril and even long-gone.” There is no doubt that we humans have now crossed a technological Rubicon, and at some time in the future extinct species will once again be breathing and interacting with other living things, in zoos if not in nature." "Resurrection Science demonstrates unequivocally that the Anthropocene has already dawned, and that we are ill-equipped to deal with its consequences. ![]() Olson Nature Writing Award: Honorable Mention Amazon Best Books Of 2015: Science Library Journal Best Books Of 2015 The Australian Best Books of 2015 Amazon Best Books of September: Non-Fiction CSM Top Ten Books of September "Fascinating" "Engrossing" "Splendid" AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books: Finalist Sigurd F. ![]()
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