Jacksonville Public Library

Rewilding, bringing wildlife back where it belongs, author, David A. Steen ; illustrator, Chiara Fedele

eng

illustrations

index present

Ages 8-10, Neon Squid US

Grades 2-3, Neon Squid US

non fiction

Rewilding

1291575302

author, David A. Steen ; illustrator, Chiara Fedele

bringing wildlife back where it belongs

"Discover inspiring stories of wildlife brought back from the brink of extinction. Rewilding means returning animals or plants to places where they used to live. In this book, acclaimed biologist David A. Steen introduces some of the most amazing rewilding stories from around the world. Inside, you'll meet the condor chicks raised by hand puppets, the ancient tortoises given a new lease on life, and the super-rare toads in need of a shower! By the end of the book you'll be left with a key message: it's not too late to fix the planet." --Back cover

What is rewilding? -- The journey of the whooping cranes -- The toads that needed a shower -- The dam builders -- Return of the scavengers -- Why do species disappear? -- The ancient tortoises -- The desert dwellers -- Swimming against the current -- Rattlesnake island -- The talking parrots -- What is an ecosystem? -- The wolves of Yellowstone -- Life inside the fence -- The aristocratic deer -- Criticisms -- The tigers of Sariska -- A rocket through the sky -- The snot otters -- Beware of the toad! -- Surrounded by plants -- The meat-eating plant -- The lynx effect -- The wild horses -- Measuring success -- The missing caribou -- Saving the sturgeon -- The jaguars of the wetlands -- The island foxes -- Pleistocene rewilding -- The emperor of the forest -- The birds of Guam -- The disappearing riverbank -- A little beetle love story -- What can you do? -- Glossary

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