{"product_id":"tenacious-beasts-isbn-9780262548335","title":"Tenacious Beasts","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn inspiring look at wildlife species that are defying the odds and teaching important lessons about how to share a planet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst Honorable Mention, The Rachel Carson Environment Book Award\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinner of the 2024 High Plains Book Award, Non-Fiction Category\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinalist, 2024 PROSE Awards: Popular Science and Mathematics Category\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncluded in The New Yorker's \"Best Books of 2023, So Far\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe news about wildlife is dire—more than 900 species have been wiped off the planet since industrialization. Against this bleak backdrop, however, there are also glimmers of hope and crucial lessons to be learned from animals that have defied global trends toward extinction: bears in Italy, bison in North America, whales in the Atlantic. These populations are back from the brink, some of them in numbers unimaginable in a century. How has this happened? What shifts in thinking did it demand? In crisp, transporting prose, Christopher Preston reveals the mysteries and challenges at the heart of these resurgences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on compelling personal stories from the researchers, Indigenous people, and activists who know the creatures best, Preston weaves together a gripping narrative of how some species are taking back vital, ecological roles. Each section of the book—farms, prairies, rivers, forests, oceans—offers a philosophical shift in how humans ought to think about animals, passionately advocating for the changes in attitude necessary for wildlife recovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTenacious Beasts\u003c\/i\u003e is quintessential nature writing for the Anthropocene, touching on different facets of ecological restoration from Indigenous knowledge to rewilding practices. More important, perhaps, the book offers a road map—and a measure of hope—for a future in which humans and animals can once again coexist.TABLE OF CONTENTS...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eResurgence 1\u003cbr\u003eFarmland Villains 9\u003cbr\u003ePrairie Puritans 51\u003cbr\u003eRiver Engineers 97\u003cbr\u003eForest Managers 147\u003cbr\u003eOcean Partners 199\u003cbr\u003eCreativity and Courage 257\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments 269\u003cbr\u003eNotes 277\u003cbr\u003eReferences 297\u003cbr\u003eIndex 311“A must read for conservationists, wildlife biologists, and nature lovers, \u003ci\u003eTenacious Beasts\u003c\/i\u003e provides strong and tangible evidence of what can be achieved when humans change their\u003cbr\u003ebehavior and help nature heal.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Quarterly Review of Biology\u003c\/b\u003e“In the midst of ecological crisis, Preston brings genuinely good news: a few of our fellow species are not only thriving, but demanding that we do better by the rest of life on Earth.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Michelle Nijhuis, author of \u003ci\u003eBeloved Beasts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“What a joy this book is! Fascinating, intelligent, pragmatic, and moving. Preston’s tenacious beasts show us how to live with nature and claim a more hopeful future for our planet.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Isabella Tree, author of \u003ci\u003eWilding: The Return of Nature to a British Farm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Preston shows that many species that once seemed doomed have posted surprising recoveries. All they ask is a fighting chance to survive; all I ask is that you read this book.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Carl Safina, author of \u003ci\u003eBecoming Wild \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Beyond Words\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With grace and good cheer, \u003ci\u003eTenacious Beasts\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the messy, fitful recovery of iconic creatures and the conservation approaches making their return possible. Preston offers vital insight to preserve biodiversity on our troubled, glorious planet.”\u003cbr\u003e­\u003cb\u003e—Ben Goldfarb, author of \u003ci\u003eEager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Preston has achieved something remarkable: a fascinating synthesis of storytelling and science, reporting and philosophy to probe wildlife–human successes, distilling from them an understanding of how they were made possible by shifts in human perspectives.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e —Peter Stark, author of \u003ci\u003eAstoria: Astor and Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A captivating and astute understanding of how wild animals conduct their lives.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Rick McIntyre, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone\u003c\/i\u003e series\u003c\/b\u003eChristopher Preston's essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAeon\u003c\/i\u003e, and on the BBC website. He teaches environmental philosophy at the University of Montana and lives in Missoula, MT.","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302178607333,"sku":"NP9780262548335","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262548335.jpg?v=1767737903","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/tenacious-beasts-isbn-9780262548335","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}