Fight for Survival

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A beautiful, enduring chronicle of hope that whisks you to the frontlines of nature's fight for survival
CCA udubon Perspectives: Fight For Survival is an impassi 'omd and persuasive plea for help—help for the earth, help for the oceans, help for our wildlife, and help for ourselves" —led Danson Actor and President, American Oceans Campaign
CiTT^ are in the midst of a global ecological crisis unlike
V V anythinL[ humankind has seen before. Only the efforts of all the world's people—working together—can save the planet. Audubon Perspectives offers just the sort of new thinking it will take to preserve the environment for future generations." —Hon. Albert Gore United States Senator
CCA fi^fhtfor survival—that^s what we^re in. This straight-jCX-forward but touLih book makes clear just how precariously the wolves and the dolphins and the giant old Douglas firs cling to their lives on this planet. And it hammers home the point that their survival is ours as well. It reaches... Tovább

Fülszöveg

A beautiful, enduring chronicle of hope that whisks you to the frontlines of nature's fight for survival
CCA udubon Perspectives: Fight For Survival is an impassi 'omd and persuasive plea for help—help for the earth, help for the oceans, help for our wildlife, and help for ourselves" —led Danson Actor and President, American Oceans Campaign
CiTT^ are in the midst of a global ecological crisis unlike
V V anythinL[ humankind has seen before. Only the efforts of all the world's people—working together—can save the planet. Audubon Perspectives offers just the sort of new thinking it will take to preserve the environment for future generations." —Hon. Albert Gore United States Senator
CCA fi^fhtfor survival—that^s what we^re in. This straight-jCX-forward but touLih book makes clear just how precariously the wolves and the dolphins and the giant old Douglas firs cling to their lives on this planet. And it hammers home the point that their survival is ours as well. It reaches bookstores not a second too soon."
-Bill McKibben Author of The End of Nature


Audubon Perspectives: Fi^ht for Survival is the companion volume to the eight Audubon Television Specials airing on TBS and PBS. Its chapters closely follow their prime-time counterparts, uniting image and word to bring you a more in-depth, gripping account of nature's fight to survive the ravages of human progress.
Audubon Perspectives: Fi^fhtfor Survival also brings you heartening news of the efforts being made by millions of caring individuals engaged in the most important battle ever waged on our planet. As such, it is a chronicle of hope that you'll want to return to time and again to share with your loved ones.
Audubon Perspectives: Fi^htfor Survival: a hardhitting, passionately written report from the frontlines of the battle to preserve a number of endangered species
combines dramatic, on-the-scenes photojournalism with the beautiful nature photography that has become an Audubon hallmark
.whisks readers from ocean depths to arctic tundra, from ancient forests to the major battlefields where the fight for survival is being waged by a number of species, including wolves, sea turtles, sharks, and of course, humankind
The conclusion? It's no longer a question of whether the "fight exists. The only question now is what role we will play in nature's fight for survival.
About the author
Roger L. DiSilvestro is Chief Staff Writer for the Audubon Television Specials. Formerly Senior Editor of Audubon Magazine, he is also the author of the popular The Endangered Kingdom (Wiley, 1988). Mr. DiSilvestro holds a masters degree in zoology
The National Audubon Society was founded in the early 1900's. Now, with a membership of well over half a million, it is one of the world's most effective organizations working to conserve wildlife and wild places, and to maintain a diverse and healthy environment.
Audubon Perspectives: Fight for Survival is the companion book to the Audubon Television Specials, which are a co-production of the National Audubon Society, Turner Broadcasting System, and public television station WElb\/Washington, DC, and are made possible by a generous grant from the people of GE. Vissza