Gives the facts behind popular myths about more than twenty-five animal species.
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Gives the facts behind popular myths about more than twenty-five animal species.
"An excellent and well-organized overview of an emerging field, this book discusses the issues currently facing wildlife managers and anyone else who deals with interactions between wildlife and humans. It reviews the literature and stresses the inter-relatedness of wildlife dam…
"Disentangling the facts from the hype, this 'Doomesday book' of the British and Irish countryside provides a definitive audit of the state of our wildlife across the board"--
"From parrots and snakes to wild cats and monkeys, exotic animals have become desirable pets across the world and especially in the US, coveted not only for their beauty but also because they are fascinating, intelligent, or rare. ANIMAL TRAFFIC looks at the contemporary exotic …
Nuwer explores the forces currently driving demand for animals and their parts; the toll that demand is extracting on species across the planet; and the conservationists, rangers, and activists who believe it is not too late to stop the impending extinctions.