Friday, February 7, 2014

Now Reading "Ignoring Nature No More"


For far too long humans have been ignoring nature. As the most dominant, overproducing, overconsuming, big-brained, big-footed, arrogant, and invasive species ever known, we are wrecking the planet at an unprecedented rate. And while science is important to our understanding of the impact we have on our environment, it alone does not hold the answers to the current crisis, nor does it get people to act.

In Ignoring Nature No More, Marc Bekoff and a host of renowned contributors argue that we need a new mind-set about nature, one that centers on empathy, compassion, and being proactive.

The Case for Compassionate Conservation
by Marc Bekoff
University Of Chicago Press, 2013

Nature Writing and Natural Histories
Science Writing
The Nature Pages
Outrider Reading Group