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Endangered Species

Thinking About Animals in the Age of the Anthropocene

October 10, 2016 by John Yunker

The anthropocene is the proposed geologic term for the period in which humans have made a significant impact on the earth’s geology and ecosystems. It’s not a term without controversy however, …

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Categories Animal Rights, Anthropocene, Book Reviews, Climate Change, Conservation, Endangered Species, Nonfiction, Wolves

New EcoLit Books: Fall 2016

October 8, 2016 by John Yunker

Here are some of the books that were submitted to us over the past few months that are recently published (or soon will be): The After Author: Melinda Mueller Publisher: Entre …

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Categories Book Publishers, Climate Change, Conservation, Endangered Species, Fiction, Nonfiction, Trees

New EcoLit Books: Summer 2016

October 2, 2016August 27, 2016 by John Yunker

So little time; so many books! Here are some of the books that were submitted to us over the past few months that are now available (or soon will be): …

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Categories Book Publishers, Climate Change, Conservation, Endangered Species, Fiction, Insects, Nonfiction, Oceans, Poetry, Pollution

My Last Continent: A Novel by Midge Raymond

June 21, 2016 by John Yunker

I’m happy to announce the publication of contributor Midge Raymond’s debut novel My Last Continent (Scribner). This novel wears the “eco-fiction” label quite well. The novel focuses on penguin researchers in Antarctica …

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Categories Birds, Book Reviews, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Fiction, Oceans, Veganism

Engineering Eden: The True Story of a Violent Death, a Trial, and the Fight over Controlling Nature

September 29, 2019June 14, 2016 by John Yunker

The National Park Service is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. And while a century may seem like a long time, it’s safe to say, after reading Engineering Eden, that …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Book Reviews, Crown, Endangered Species, Nonfiction, Wolves

Holy Mōlī: Albatross and Other Ancestors

September 29, 2019May 8, 2016 by John Yunker

The Laysan albatross is known as Mōlī in Hawaiian. It is difficult not to speak in superlatives when describing the albatross. The bird has a wingspan longer than most humans are …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Birds, Book Reviews, Conservation, Endangered Species, Nonfiction, Oceans, Oregon State University Press

Book Review: Rescued

September 29, 2019April 24, 2016 by Mindy Mejia

Rescued, Eliot Schrefer’s third entry in his anticipated quartet of ape novels published by Scholastic, represents a departure in many ways from the first two books in the series. Endangered and …

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Categories Animal Rights, Book Reviews, Children's Books, Endangered Species, Fiction, Scholastic Press

Cloak and Jaguar: Following a Cat from Desert to Courtroom

February 22, 2016February 19, 2016 by John Yunker

Living in Southern Oregon, we’ve followed the comings and goings of a gray wolf named OR-7. When it dipped into Northern California, it became the first documented wolf in that …

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Categories Animal Rights, Book Reviews, Conservation, Endangered Species, Nonfiction

Do Unto Animals: A Guide to Raising a More Compassionate Family

November 20, 2015 by John Yunker

I grew up around cats, so it always struck me as odd when people didn’t understand what a cat’s purr signified. Then again, I did not grow up around cows …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Animal Rights, Birds, Book Reviews, Children's Books, Conservation, Endangered Species, Insects, Nonfiction, Veganism

The Narrow Edge

May 8, 2016November 3, 2015 by JoeAnn Hart

    The Narrow Edge By Deborah Cramer Yale University Press, 2015.   The “narrow edge” in the title of this engaging book by Deborah Cramer evokes the image of …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Birds, Book Reviews, Climate Change, Conservation, Endangered Species, Nonfiction, Oceans, Pollution

Submissions for Among Animals will close December 15

September 29, 2019October 23, 2015 by Midge Raymond

We are pleased to announce we’re on the home stretch toward choosing stories for the next edition of Among Animals. We’re still looking for a few more great stories and have set a deadline of …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Animal Rights, Ashland Creek Press, Birds, Conservation, Endangered Species, For Writers, Insects, Veganism, Wolves, Writing Opportunities
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