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Book SynopsisThe amazing true stories of the greatest wildlife champions of our time. Wildlife conservation is at a critical juncture. While large, charismatic mammals may be the first animals that come to mindthe mere 3,000 wild tigers still in existence, the giraffes declared endangered for the first time just last yearit is not only these magnificent keystone species disappearing. A full third of all studied birds, reptiles, and mammals have suffered devastating population losses, and a third of all insects are now endangered, including crucial pollinators that sustain worldwide food supply. Over 15,000 animal species are now considered to be threatened with extinction. There are, however, bright spots that provide optimismmany of them due to the efforts of a small group of scientists and activists. In Saving Endangered Species, Robert W. Shumaker brings together ten conservation heroes, seven of them winners of the Indianapolis Prize, three of them recipients of the Jane Alexander Global Wild
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Saving Endangered Species, be motivated and inspired, become engaged, celebrate the scientists on the front lines of worldwide conservation and preservation.
—Rita Kohn,
Nuvo NewsThis collection represents several steps in the right direction, providing useful perspective and inspiration for those conservationists who have just started their careers or will soon do so as well as for people who can get a better sense of what we can all do by being more conscious of our environmental impacts.
—Jefferey V. Yule, Dixie State University,
The Quarterly Review of BiologyTable of ContentsForeword: Reach Beyond
Harrison Ford, 2018 Recipient of the Jane Alexander Global Wildlife Ambassador Award
INTRODUCTION. Conservation Science, Biodiversity, and the Indianapolis Prize
Dr. Robert W. Shumaker, President and CEO of the Indianapolis Zoo
CHAPTER 1. Dancing with Cranes: Their Story Is My Story
Dr. George Archibald, 2006 Recipient of the Indianapolis Prize
CHAPTER 2. The Natural History of a Field Biologist
Dr. George B. Schaller, 2008 Recipient of the Indianapolis Prize
CHAPTER 3. Among the Elephants
Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton, 2010 Recipient of the Indianapolis Prize
CHAPTER 4. Wild Things and Wild Places
Jane Alexander, 2012 Recipient and Namesake of the Jane Alexander Global Wildlife Ambassador Award
CHAPTER 5. Polar Bears, Melting Ice, and Turning Conservation on Its Head
Dr. Steven C. Amstrup, 2012 Recipient of the Indianapolis Prize
CHAPTER 6. Deep in Time, Broad in Scope: Conservation Science Empowers Communities and Saves Species in Madagascar
Dr. Patricia Chapple Wright, 2014 Recipient of the Indianapolis Prize
CHAPTER 7. Challenging Boundaries: The Legacy of Dian Fossey
Sigourney Weaver, 2016 Recipient of the Jane Alexander Global Wildlife Ambassador Award
CHAPTER 8. Lessons from the Dodo: Saving the Endangered Wildlife of Mauritius
Dr. Carl Jones, 2016 Recipient of the Indianapolis Prize
CHAPTER 9. Forests and Primates Worldwide: A Lifetime of Challenges, Opportunities, and Triumphs
Dr. Russell A. Mittermeier, 2018 Recipient of the Indianapolis Prize
AFTERWORD. The Steep and Rugged Pathway
Michael I. Crowther, CEO, Indianapolis Zoological Society (2002–2019)
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