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(Don‘t make me pose, dad! I‘m tired!)

A gentle naturalist classic. He can be a little poetic, but mostly he quietly talks about what he‘s seen, and more passionately talks about what he thinks we are losing (It‘s a 1949 view. He underestimated) There is a lot of naturalist experience behind his writing. Recommended to those interested in the naturalist literary tradition.

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Reading for f2f bookclub.

5✨ What a great way to end a series! I‘d highly recommend reading these in the order they were written. This one will have spoilers from the previous 3 books. Ivan is expanding his troop and becoming the leader he always dreamed of being. While this is based on a real life gorilla, there is a Harambe reference. 😬 There are also references to the struggles of animals doing normal life tasks when in captivity. #SeriesLove

A small book that packs a big punch. This is a primer of sorts that explains why —and, most importantly, how — we should turn our lawns into “homegrown national parks” and create pollinator pathways. My husband and I were so inspired by this book that we‘ve joined our local chapter and pledged to remove invasive plants and install more native plants in our yard.

She's a good writer, a long book but didn't feel so.
Rachel is tasked with wolf reintroduction and thus follows the tale, the relationships she encounters and her own journey in all of this. I like how it all works together, her career path kind of exists with the borders of her family life and the friends she makes within this world. Lots of metaphorical links here, really made me appreciate her thoroughness.

So good. A great ending to this series. The audiobook was fantastic.

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So clever, great characters! As a continuation of the other books (Ivan, Ruby, and Bob), this is in Ivan‘s POV. He and his mate Kinyane have just had twins. They (along with Ruby and Bob) now live in a wildlife sanctuary. Listen to the audio if you can- the voices are well done.

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This was quite philosophical at times. Does it make sense to save a species that is then unable to live in the wild? Is it fair to that animal? What constitues true conservation? Life at all costs? There are even DNA banks, called frozen zoo's, with samples of over a thousand different species of insects, fish and mammals saved in them. (10,000 individual cells.) To what end remains to be seen. Overall it was a facinating read and I learned a lot.