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Book Review: Stories from the Leopold Shack by Estella Leopold

September 29, 2019January 18, 2017 by John Yunker

Reviewed by James Ballowe, Engagement Advisor for the Center for Humans and Nature and Distinguished Professor English Emeritus from Bradley University. In Stories from the Leopold Shack: Sand County Revisited, Estella Leopold takes …

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Categories Book Reviews, Conservation, Nonfiction, Oxford University Press

Film Review: Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret

April 27, 2015 by Midge Raymond

Okay, so this isn’t a book review — but it’s such an important documentary that I wanted to review it here on EcoLit Books. (The book connection: As you watch the film, …

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Categories Animal Rights, Climate Change, Conservation, Education, Endangered Species, Oceans, Organic Farming, Pollution, Trees, Veganism

Book Review: An Indomitable Beast: The Remarkable Journey of the Jaguar

September 29, 2019January 17, 2015 by Shel Graves
An Indomitable Beast: The Remarkable Journey of the Jaguar

Expect to learn a bit about the history of species conservation as Alan Rabinowitz, CEO of Panthera, a nonprofit dedicated to big cat conservation, tells the story of his work …

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Categories Book Reviews, Conservation, Endangered Species, Island Press, Nonfiction

Book Review: A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold

September 29, 2019October 22, 2014 by John Yunker

Reading A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold I am struck time and again by how contemporary it feels. This is a testament to Leopold, who wrote this book back in the late …

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Categories Ballantine Books, Birds, Book Reviews, Conservation, Endangered Species, Nonfiction, Trees

Book Review: Penguins: Natural History and Conservation

July 10, 2013 by John Yunker

Let me preface this review by saying that I am a longtime fan of co-author Dee Boersma’s work. Years ago, I was part of a volunteer project at Punta Tombo, …

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