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When it comes to protecting the wilderness, national parks, no matter how large, are just not effective: that's the core argument advanced by Adams, a conservation biologist (The Myth of Wild Africa). Instead of policies that focus scarce economic resources, shrinking political clout and waning emotional energy on scattered wildlife parks and preserves that isolate and often degrade the fauna and flora they're meant to sustain, the author favors a system of "landscape connectivity"—wilderness corridors through which animals as large as bears or as small as field mice (and even seeds and pollen) might migrate between patches of sustainable habitat. Crafting such corridors requires community support, and Adams cites several success stories: across a vast swath of southern Arizona, for example, where cooperative ranchers met with concerned environmentalists about using land more wisely; in California's crowded Orange County, where one maverick scientist is creating safe passageways for pumas; and in the Florida Everglades, where in 1991 the state government and a coalition of environmental organizations bought 60,000 acres of company-owned land, linking two existing preserves to create an expanse of wetlands. Fertile with fresh thinking, this book is an uncommonly eloquent call for urgent but thoughtful action. (Jan.)
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As program director for the Nature Conservancy, Adams is in the perfect position to write about the contemporary conservation movement. His essay collection is grounded in a firm historical perspective and incorporates a recent shift in thinking. In the past, he writes, "science has played only a minor role in the conservation drama," and that had to change. By speaking with individuals on the front lines of the -decision-making process to preserve and expand wild places, Adams provides an in-depth look into what is happening now with conservation biology, ecosystem preservation, and biogeography. In his discussions on the Everglades, the Arizona desert, and Yellowstone, Adams stresses science over politics and never strays into diatribes or rants. Adams quotes Wallace Stegner, Aldo Leopold, and John Wesley Powell throughout, but it is the work of individuals such as rancher Warner Glenn that he champions. "Glenn embodies the land on which he was raised," writes Adams, and it is that level of involvement that is critical to the future of all of our wild places. Colleen Mondor
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When it comes to protecting the wilderness, national parks, no matter how large, are just not effective: that's the core argument advanced by Adams, a conservation biologist (The Myth of Wild Africa). Instead of policies that focus scarce economic resources, shrinking political clout and waning emotional energy on scattered wildlife parks and preserves that isolate and often degrade the fauna and flora they're meant to sustain, the author favors a system of "landscape connectivity"—wilderness corridors through which animals as large as bears or as small as field mice (and even seeds and pollen) might migrate between patches of sustainable habitat. Crafting such corridors requires community support, and Adams cites several success stories: across a vast swath of southern Arizona, for example, where cooperative ranchers met with concerned environmentalists about using land more wisely; in California's crowded Orange County, where one maverick scientist is creating safe passageways for pumas; and in the Florida Everglades, where in 1991 the state government and a coalition of environmental organizations bought 60,000 acres of company-owned land, linking two existing preserves to create an expanse of wetlands. Fertile with fresh thinking, this book is an uncommonly eloquent call for urgent but thoughtful action. (Jan.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Booklist
As program director for the Nature Conservancy, Adams is in the perfect position to write about the contemporary conservation movement. His essay collection is grounded in a firm historical perspective and incorporates a recent shift in thinking. In the past, he writes, "science has played only a minor role in the conservation drama," and that had to change. By speaking with individuals on the front lines of the -decision-making process to preserve and expand wild places, Adams provides an in-depth look into what is happening now with conservation biology, ecosystem preservation, and biogeography. In his discussions on the Everglades, the Arizona desert, and Yellowstone, Adams stresses science over politics and never strays into diatribes or rants. Adams quotes Wallace Stegner, Aldo Leopold, and John Wesley Powell throughout, but it is the work of individuals such as rancher Warner Glenn that he champions. "Glenn embodies the land on which he was raised," writes Adams, and it is that level of involvement that is critical to the future of all of our wild places. Colleen Mondor
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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conservation blueprint, big conservation, ecoregional conservation, continental conservation, land conservation strategy, restoring connectivity, southwestern willow flycatcher, water conservation areas, missing linkages, flagship species, conservation planning, cattle boom, servation biology, conservation scientists, water management district, conservation science, national conservation area, landscape species, reserve networks, habitat conservation plan, minimum viable population, ecosystem management Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Greater Yellowstone, Forest Service, United States, The Nature Conservancy, South Florida, The Wildlands Project, Sonoran Desert, New Mexico, North America, Gray Ranch, Earth First, Endangered Species Act, Lake Okeechobee, Big Hole, National Park Service, Sonoran Institute, Mark Shaffer, Reed Noss, World Wildlife Fund, Everglades National Park, Warner Glenn, Aldo Leopold, Malpai Borderlands Group, Pima County, Yellowstone National Park New!
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A breeding pair of northern spotted owls requires roughly five thousand acres of old-growth forest. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
conservation blueprint, big conservation, ecoregional conservation, continental conservation, land conservation strategy, restoring connectivity, southwestern willow flycatcher, water conservation areas, missing linkages, flagship species, conservation planning, cattle boom, servation biology, conservation scientists, water management district, conservation science, national conservation area, landscape species, reserve networks, habitat conservation plan, minimum viable population, ecosystem management Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Greater Yellowstone, Forest Service, United States, The Nature Conservancy, South Florida, The Wildlands Project, Sonoran Desert, New Mexico, North America, Gray Ranch, Earth First, Endangered Species Act, Lake Okeechobee, Big Hole, National Park Service, Sonoran Institute, Mark Shaffer, Reed Noss, World Wildlife Fund, Everglades National Park, Warner Glenn, Aldo Leopold, Malpai Borderlands Group, Pima County, Yellowstone National Park New!
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- Frommer's Comprehensive Travel Guide New Mexico '95-'96 (Frommer's Comprehensive Travel Guides) by Lisa Legarde on 7 pages
- Continental Conservation: Scientific Foundations Of Regional Reserve Networks by Michael E. Soule in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Endangered Species by National Parks on page 102, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Theory of Island Biogeography (Princeton Landmarks in Biology) by Robert H. MacArthur on page 13, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Game Management by Aldo Leopold on page 188, and Back Matter
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