Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction

Written by Michelle Nijhuis

Narrated by Christina Delaine

In the late nineteenth century, as humans came to realize that our rapidly industrializing and globalizing societies were driving other animal species to extinction, a movement to protect and conserve them was born. In Beloved Beasts, acclaimed science journalist Michelle Nijhuis traces the movement's history: from early battles to save charismatic species such as the American bison and bald eagle to today's global effort to defend life on a larger scale.

She describes the vital role of scientists and activists such as Aldo Leopold and Rachel Carson as well as lesser-known figures in conservation history; she reveals the origins of vital organizations like the Audubon Society and the World Wildlife Fund; she explores current efforts to protect species such as the whooping crane and the black rhinoceros; and she confronts the darker side of conservation, long shadowed by racism and colonialism.

As the destruction of other species continues and the effects of climate change escalate, Beloved Beasts charts the ways conservation is becoming a movement for the protection of all species-including our own.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Highbridge Company
• Release date: Mar 23, 2021
• ISBN: 9781696603157

Reviews for Beloved Beasts

[kim pine · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It ended up being a pretty interesting book I wasn’t sure how I was gonna like it because it’s not usually subject matter that I would be into reading a whole book about but she makes it very interesting . there’s a little bit of a humor throughout it with the real characters that are described throughout the book. She covers a lot of different animals all over the world at one time or another that preservation was set in motion to save them. very diversified I liked it. While there was lot of caring and concern people throughout the years passed, just as now there’s still just as much apathy . Well wouldn’t be just for everybody , it definitely has some interesting facts that you can pick up on in reference to animals and caring people in the past . Good job Michelle you have an interesting line of work , best of luck , much success