Where the Wild Things Were: Life, Death, and Ecological Wreckage in a Land of Vanishing Predators

Name: Where the Wild Things Were: Life, Death, and Ecological Wreckage in a Land of Vanishing Predators
Rating: 4.5 (6 reviews)

William Stolzenburg

Jan 2011 · Bloomsbury Publishing USA

4.5

6 reviews

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304

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About this ebook

For years, predators like snow leopards and white-tipped sharks have been disappearing from the top of the food chain, largely as a result of human action. Science journalist Will Stolzenburg reveals why and how their absence upsets the delicate balance of the world's environment.

Ratings and reviews

4.5

6 reviews

Kali Hiker

November 24, 2014

Very interesting biology-based book with lots of eye-opening ways to look at the ecology of the ecosystems.

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About the author

Will Stolzenburg has studied predator control techniques and worked as a wildlife technician, monitoring endangered species. He has written hundreds of magazine features and columns on the ecology of rarity and extinction for Science News and Nature Conservancy, among others. He lives in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

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