Tickets for the Ark: What we should conserve and why in this age of extinctions
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- Create Date：2022-04-15 06:52:16
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Rebecca Nesbit
- ISBN：1788167074
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Summary
Our planet hasn't seen the current rate of extinction since the demise of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago， and global conservation efforts are failing to halt this。 As a society， we face choices which will determine the fate of Earth's estimated 8。7 million species， including humans。 As wildlife declines， conservation needs to make trade-offs。 But what should we conserve and why？
Are we wrong to love bees and hate wasps？
Are native species more valuable than newcomers （aka invasives）？
Should some animals be culled to protect others， or for our own economic interests？
What do we want the 'natural world' to look like， and how can we shape a world in which wildlife and people can thrive？
Are we wrong to love bees and hate wasps？
Are native species more valuable than newcomers （aka invasives）？
Should some animals be culled to protect others， or for our own economic interests？
What do we want the 'natural world' to look like， and how can we shape a world in which wildlife and people can thrive？
Reviews
Tim
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Like many， my passion for nature conservation is something fundamental to my nature， and for a long time it drove me to act to save our wildlife without really thinking deeply about what I was doing。 But the reality is there that are many difficult balancing acts and ethical dilemmas bundled up in the decisions we have to make when trying to preserve what we can of our precious biodiversity。 What do we do about non-native species？ Do we concentrate too much on ‘glamorous' species？ What role shou Like many， my passion for nature conservation is something fundamental to my nature， and for a long time it drove me to act to save our wildlife without really thinking deeply about what I was doing。 But the reality is there that are many difficult balancing acts and ethical dilemmas bundled up in the decisions we have to make when trying to preserve what we can of our precious biodiversity。 What do we do about non-native species？ Do we concentrate too much on ‘glamorous' species？ What role should indigenous people play in the preservation of wildlife on their traditional lands？ What is a ‘natural environment' anyway？ You can find discussions on all this and more scattered across the internet and in magazines， but what's been badly needed is for it to be brought together succinctly and thoroughly。 'Tickets for the Ark' does just that。 In eight chapters Rebecca Nesbit covers the key issues facing nature conservation in a concise and balanced way。 She doesn’t provide the answers， but she clearly presents all the arguments， leaving the reader well equipped to form their own views on how best we should proceed。 A must read for anyone who cares for the natural world and supports our efforts to save it。 。。。more
Kiril Valchev
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