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Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA
Ocupações
zoo keeper
writer
radio host
Organizações
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden

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Thane Maynard is the director of the Cinncinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. His aim as both an author and a zoo director is to share his love for biological diversity, natural history, and wildlife conservation with people all over the world. [from Saving Fiona (2018)

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There are just moments in life when one has a real sense of fellow feeling, even with the usually most unprepossessing of animals.
 
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PuddinTame | Sep 15, 2021 |
Amazing how far individuals will go to assist wildlife.
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Kayvette | 5 outras críticas | Mar 2, 2016 |
A very interesting and important theme, it's hightly enjoyable to read about people sacrificing everything to save a species from extinction. Unfortunately the book sometimes repetitive and more than often highly superficial. It's a pity because the theme deserves better.
 
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TheCrow2 | 5 outras críticas | Jul 9, 2014 |
Jane Goodall, the grande dame of conservation, offers a new book on extreme conservation. She and her co-authors gives us stories, lots of them, about a few people doing whatever it takes to save the rarest of the rare from extinction. Her stories are told conversationally, as though Goodall is just talking over tea or a meal. Co-author Thane Maynard occasionally chimes in, as though something Goodall mentions reminds him of a story from his personal experience.

The stories are simply presented, some are longer and more detailed than others. The book is organized clearly. Coverage is very broad. Hope for the Animals and Their World includes not just the charismatic megafauna and poster species (oh, they are here) but also frogs, fish, and even an insect.

The stories focus on the individuals whose dedication and hard work are saving species. The book really celebrates these individuals was much as each saved species. That’s not to say this book doesn’t bubble over with the joy of a true animal lover talking about animals. It does. But these stories are mostly about the people.

After Goodall et al tells these inspirational stories, she closes with details on how regular people can make a difference for rare animals. And readers are frequently urged to visit the Jane Goodall Institute’s website for more stories of hope. I found that a tiny bit annoying but it’s a minor quibble. The slightly uneven storytelling is another minor quibble. But it’s basically a good book that delivers what it promises.
… (mais)
 
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WildMaggie | 5 outras críticas | Oct 8, 2009 |

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Obras
14
Membros
527
Popularidade
#47,213
Avaliação
4.0
Críticas
7
ISBN
51
Línguas
2

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