Annihilation of Nature : Human Extinction of Birds and Mammals

Ceballos, Gerardo; Ehrlich, Anne H.; Ehrlich, Paul R.; Yong, Ding Li (CON)

ISBN 10: 1421417189 / ISBN 13: 9781421417189

Edité par Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015

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• Titre: Annihilation of Nature : Human Extinction of Birds and Mammals
• Éditeur: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Date de parution: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1421417189
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781421417189
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• État de l'article: New

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Synopsis

Environmental scientists reveal the victims of humanity's massive assault on nature.

Gerardo Ceballos, Anne H. Ehrlich, and Paul R. Ehrlich serve as witnesses in this trial of human neglect, where the charge is the massive and escalating assault on living things. Nature is being annihilated, not only because of the human population explosion, but also as a result of massive commercial endeavors and public apathy. Despite the well-intentioned work of conservation organizations and governments, the authors warn us that not enough is being done and time is short for the most vulnerable of the world's wild birds and mammals. Thousands of populations have already disappeared, other populations are dwindling daily, and soon our descendants may live in a world containing but a minuscule fraction of the birds and mammals we know today.

The Annihilation of Nature is a clarion call for engagement and action. These outspoken scientists urge everyone who cares about nature to become personally connected to the victims of our inadequate conservation efforts and demand that restoration replace destruction. Only then will we have any hope of preventing the worst-case scenario of the sixth mass extinction.

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Gerardo Ceballos, one of the world's leading ecologists, is a professor at the Institute of Ecology at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). He has established more than twenty protected areas in Mexico and is the author or coauthor of more than 55 books. Ehrlich and Ceballos are coauthors of The Annihilation of Nature: Human Extinction of Birds and Mammals.

Anne H. Ehrlich is a senior research scientist emeritus at Stanford University. She is the coauthor of Extinction: The Causes and Consequences of the Disappearance of Species and The Dominant Animal: Human Evolution and the Environment.

Paul R. Ehrlich (PALO ALTO, CA) is the emeritus Bing Professor of Population Studies in the Department of Biology and the president of the Center for Conservation Biology at Stanford University. He is the author of The Population Bomb and Human Natures: Genes, Cultures, and the Human Prospect.