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Lädt ... Coyote at the Kitchen Door: Living with Wildlife in Suburbiavon Stephen DeStefano
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. I don't think his interspersing a descriptive page of life from a coyote's perspective between each chapter works very well. My attention was held throughout the book, despite being non-fiction. DeStefano writes about human perceptions of wildlife, how they are depicted in the news, at what point they shift from being "cute" to being seen as pests--he defines a "cultural carrying capacity" as opposed to the ecological carrying capacity that gets taught in Environmental Science. He identifies 3 different ways animals respond to human changes (and animals do change their behavior based on what we do--often losing their fear, or at least figuring out how to take advantage of food opportunities): 1)thrive in our human-made new habitat, 2)do poorly/decline (e.g. most songbirds, amphibians, butterfiles), or 3)species which will do well in any habitat. He talks about specific wildlife consequences of different ways we change the environment. He mentions the place for hunting and fishing in conservation of wildlife, and how out of touch with nature some preservation practices, such as zoos, actually make us. ( )
DeStefano weaves personal stories of his own wild encounters with scientific evidence on the negative effects that light, noise, traffic, road building and other human activities have on the wild animals in our midst. As the book unfolds, readers are drawn into his questions and are called to rethink "our overwhelming occupation of the landscape."
"A moose frustrates commuters by wandering onto the highway; a cougar stalks his prey through suburban backyards; an alligator suns himself in a strip mall parking lot. Such stories, which regularly make headline news, highlight the blurred divide that now exists between civilization and wilderness." "In Coyote at the Kitchen Door, Stephen DeStefano draws on decades of experience as a biologist and conservationist to examine the interplay between urban sprawl and wayward wildlife. As he explores what our insatiable appetite for real estate means for the health and wellbeing of animals and ourselves, he highlights growing concerns, such as the loss of darkness at night because of light pollution. DeStefano writes movingly about the contrasts between constructed and natural environments and about the sometimes cherished, sometimes feared place that nature holds in our modern lives, as we cluster into cities yet show an increasing interest in the natural world." "Woven throughout the book is the story of one of the most successful species in North America: the coyote. Once restricted to the prairies of the West, this adaptable animal now inhabits most of North America - urban and wild alike. DeStefano traces a female coyote's movements along a winding path between landscapes in which her species learned to survive and flourish. Coyote at the Kitchen Door asks us to rethink the meaning of progress and create a new suburban wildlife ethic."--BOOK JACKET. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)591.756Natural sciences and mathematics Zoology Specific topics in natural history of animals Animal ecology, animals characteristic of specific environments Ecology of miscellaneous environments Urban ecologyKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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