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Battle at the End of Eden (Kindle Single) by [Martinez, Amanda R.]

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by Amanda R. Martinez (Author), The Atlantic Books (Editor)

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A globe-trotting tale that marks the very first time original Atlantic reporting is being published as an ebook, Battle at the End of Eden takes readers inside the fight to preserve the most delicate places on Earth.

All across the globe, on exotic islands far from view, the world's rarest animals are quietly dying off. To many, the vexing wave of extinction portends an ecological crisis. To a cadre of brash scientists who think they’ve discovered a solution, these desperate times call for desperate measures—a strategy involving guns, poison, traps, and a wholesale rethinking of modern conservation.

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File Size: 517 KB
Print Length: 41 pages
Publisher: The Atlantic Books (December 23, 2012)
Publication Date: December 23, 2012
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B00ASQIMAQ
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Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,005,991 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #28 in Kindle Store > Kindle Singles > Nonfiction > Science & Math
- #478 in Kindle Store > Kindle Nonfiction Singles
- #719 in Books > Science & Math > Nature & Ecology > Endangered Species

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Survival of the most precious, and not the fittest

March 14, 2015

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Not survival of the fittest but survival of the most precious. It reminded me of the fact that when we destroy as human beings a natural habitat we are also responsible to bear the consequences and take sometimes unothodox actions. And this book is a perfect example that it might work. Of course the book only talks about the isolated islands where these unorthodox actions can work but still fascinating.

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W Jones

Hard to put down!

March 17, 2013

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I love ecology and this was my kind of story. The evolutionary biologists used innovative methods to rid small islands of invasive creatures that were quickly endangering bird populations. Just when I thought they had come up with all the solutions available out there, they would come up with something new and brilliant. A fascinating read.

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Brilliant

March 4, 2013

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This book opened my eyes to a problem I never knew existed. It is a brilliant long essay...and Kindle Singles seems to be the perfect publishing format for unique nonfiction like this. I look forward to purchasing more high quality studies like this in the future.

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Important Ecological Message

December 24, 2013

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This is a very short book but the message is important and pertinent. This book is good on kindle. I don't always like kindle because it is not the same experience as a book. E reader can be improved. This one is compatible but, as usual, pictures are TOO SMALL...

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Vin D.

November 12, 2015

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In spite of its brevity, this work proved to be an enlightening and engaging read, detailing the rise and inner workings of a small, environmental organization that has remained largely under the radar for most people but still manages to effect real change in terms of the world's biodiversity. A highly recommended read, especially if you're unfamiliar with Island Conservation.

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Saving island wildlife from extinction

November 29, 2014

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This is a magazine article called a Kindle Single about eradicating invasive animals from a number of small islands around the world. It covers the ethics of the efforts as well as techniques. Fascinating reading, wish there was more.

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M LARAINE KIEL

5 Star Need to Read

September 15, 2013

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The protection of various ecosystems that are possibly millions of years old is essential to us all, this book shows how invasive species introduced via man(who else)have to pay the price in order for the true natural order of certain ecosystems and species to survive. Very informative and short n easy to read, I would think that it's a must read at H.S. Biology level, various species are disappearing faster than 4G !

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Interesting ecology read

January 1, 2013

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This is an expanded piece that might have been published in The Atlantic, but is published in this format, apparently as an experiment from the point of view of length (and revenue!)

I found the story of the movement to restore the "natural" (pre-human, pre-rat, pre-cat, etc.) environments of selected islands quite interesting. There have been a number of notable successes, but there is philosophical and political debate about the ethics of exterminating some species so that others may live. The claim is that we are entering a global mass extinction of species and that restoring some special island environments might actually make a long-term difference.

Martinez writes well and has a balanced perspective.

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