Recent research revealed that North America has lost a staggering 2.9 billion birds since 1970. Our take: Imagine the added music we’d experience in our daily lives if we weren’t wiping out birds and other wildlife at a record pace. Sounds Wild and Broken: Sonic Marvels, Evolution’s Creativity and the Crisis of Sensory Extinction Others talk about the science or history of conservation, while a few seek to inform or inspire the next group of humans getting ready to leave the nest.Īs usual, all links are to publishers’ or authors’ sites, but you can also find most of these titles from your local bookseller or library. Some use birds as a lens to look at broader issues, like the extinction crisis or biomimicry. Many of these books explore our human relationship with wildlife and offer insight into the biodiversity flying above and around us. Where would we be without the birds and the bees?Ī flock of new books explores that question, while also looking at our relationship with our fine feathered friends and discussing how to save our winged wonder neighbors.īelow you’ll find capsule reviews and the publishers’ descriptions of more than a dozen new books - all released so far this year or just about to land on shelves - along with links to even more new titles.
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