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Book SynopsisA pioneer in international conservation and wildlife ecology, Raymond Dasmann published his first book Environmental Conservation, when the term 'environment' was little known and 'conservation' to most people simply meant keeping or storing. This work gives an account of how Dasmann's thinking developed around issues that are important today.
Trade Review"This graceful and readable book is the first-hand account of one who contributed in important ways to the ecological revolution that followed World War II, an encourager whose respect for nature and humanity shines through every page.... Inspired by others, he in turn gave inspiration to a generation that may have helped us to turn back towards collective sanity in our relationship with the Earth."-Peter H. Raven, President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; "How the environmental movement came to be and the role he played in its emergence is the core of Ray Dasmann's story. Environmentalism did not just happen: people forged it from their passionate grief at the threat to our living world. Understanding that passion and that grief is the gift this volume has to offer."-Carl Pope, President of the Sierra Club
Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Beginnings: The Lure of the Wild Country 2. School, the Woods, and War 3. Red Arrows Never Glance 4. Live Coward or Dead Hero? 5. Elizabeth's Story 6. Reunion 7. Transition 8. Deer 9. Arcata 10. Conservation by Slaughter 11. Return to the United States 12. Influences and Efforts 13. Too Many, Too Much 14. Uniting Nations 15. Return to Africa 16. Ecosystem and Biosphere People 17. The Edges of the Sea 18. The Incident in Kinshasha 19. Return to the South Pacific 20. Back to the Land 21. Damming Paradise 22. Other Ways of Life 23. Biosphere Reserves 24. Finale Bibliography Index
