Author-photographer Kennan Ward unveils true adventures in the wilderness of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northern Alaska. The Last Wilderness documents the remote wilderness, wild plants, scenic rivers and rarely seen wildlife. The adventure starts in 1987 with updates through summer 2001. The book concerns the mostt contraversial and debated lands in North America. "Perhaps more important than wildlife numbers is the fact that the refuge is one of the last places on earth where human impact is nearly non-existent. It is a place where nature's interactions are still intact, where wilderness endures. Kennan Ward's photographs provide potent testimony that the Ardtic Refuge is a trule exceptional place." Yvon Chouinard, Owner & Founder Patagonia, Inc.
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An adventure-naturalist, Kennan Ward photographs and writes about wilderness and wildlife. He has dedicated his life to capturing rare forms of nature on film. Whether it be an endangered rhinoceros, a once-in-a-lifetime glance from a grizzly cub, a threatened elephant, or a split-second lightning strike, Kennan continues to explore remote regions of the world to bring back messages of uncommon beauty. With him in the field is his wife, Karen. Since 1986, Karen has significantly contributed to the imagery as a photographer in her own right, as well as assisting the research and business management of their successful publishing company Wildlight Press, Inc.
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The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: to Be or Not to Be,
By P. Downing (Santa Cruz, California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Last Wilderness: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Paperback)
Kennan Ward's book contains stunning photographs of the land, plants, and animals of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Mr. Ward writes from his personal experiences as a photographer and naturalist. Kennan published this book to help keep this pristine wilderness area a place of incredible beauty and wildlife diversity. His book makes a strong visual argument for the case of preserving this wildlife area from oil drilling. He does this by showing photographs of the significant environmental impact of oil companies in Alaska. I hope this book will not be a reminder of what the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was like, but instead, what it will continue to be for future generations of people and wildlife that come to this "last wilderness." I would highly recommend this book to any person who would like to learn more about the wildlife and environmental issues pertaining to the Refuge.
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Alaska's Arctic Refuge Wilderness -- Will It Survive?,
By Eric F. Myers (Anchorage, Alaska) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Last Wilderness: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Paperback)
As a 25-year Alaskan resident, I can say that publication of Kennan Ward's spectacular picture-format book "The Last Wilderness: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge" could not be more timely. As stated at the beginning of the book by contributing sponsor Yvon Chounard, Patagonia: "Boosters of Arctic drilling have proposed a shady deal with the American public. We're asked to allow industry to drill for oil in the last pristine wild place in the United States and in exchange they'll sell us that oil at great profit to themselves." While the same boosters describe the Arctic Refuge as a "desolate wasteland" the photographs in Ward's book prove just the opposite. Dramatic photos of healthy wildlife populations in the Arctic Refuge are contrasted with the industrial sprawl in the nearby Prudhoe Bay area to the west. In the aftermath of the recent terrorist attacks -- although drilling boosters are sensing a new opportunity -- nothing has really changed. False and wreckless suggestions are now being made by some that development of the Arctic Refuge would help solve the terrorist threat while they try to hide the truth that the amount of oil to be recovered would amount to only about 6 months worth of oil while just minimal increases in automobile fuel efficiency would "produce" many times the equivalent amount of oil. As someone who has been fortunate to visit the Arctic Refuge, I can say that "The Last Wilderness" does an excellent job of showing readers the caribou, grizzlies, polar bears, wolves, arctic fox, musk oxen, migratory birds and other wilderness values that would be sacrificed to industrial oil development if the boosters have their way. Whether the Arctic Refuge will, in fact, survive into the future will depend on what people do with the knowledge this timely book provides. The Foreword by Robert Redford makes it clear that simply enjoying the beautiful images in the book will not suffice: "If we don't speak out as a unified citizenry we will allow [development interests] to squander one of the last wild places on earth soley for the short term gain of big industry."
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A World Worth Saving,
By Brian J Cwik (Santa Ana Hts, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Last Wilderness: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Paperback)
Beautiful photo essay on the Alaska Wilderness with a hopeful bequest to future generations of animals and all who love America's wild places.
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