No way home : the decline of the world's great animal migrations / David S. Wilcove; with illustrations by Louise Zemaitis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilcove, David Samuel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal migration.

Animal populations.

Endangered ecosystems.

Environmental degradation.

Physical Description:

ix, 245 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington : Island Press/Shearwater Books, [2008]

Summary:

Nature's great migrations have captivated countless spectators, none more so than premier ecologist David S. Wilcove. In "No Way Home," his awe is palpable- as are the growing threats to migratory animals. Wilcove guides us on their treacherous journeys, describing the barriers to migration and exploring what compels animals to keep on trekking. He also brings to life the adventures of scientists who study migrants. Often as bold as their subjects, researchers speed wildly along deserted roads to track birds soaring overhead, explore glaciers in search of frozen locusts, and outfit dragonflies with transmitters weighing less than one one-hundredth of an ounce. As Wilcove writes, " protecting the abundance of migration is key to protecting the glory of migration." "No Way Home" offers powerful inspiration to preserve those glorious journeys.

Contents:

Introduction: On the Move 1

In the Air

Chapter 1 Empty Skies 15

Chapter 2 A Mountain of Butterflies and a Cloud of Grasshoppers 51

On Land

Chapter 3 In Search of Greener Pastures 79

Chapter 4 Where the Buffalo Roamed 105

In the Water

Chapter 5 Lost at Sea 129

Chapter 6 Against the Flow 167

Conclusion: No Way Home? 197.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-230) and index.

ISBN:

9781559639859

1559639857

OCLC:

145732979