Snag No Turning Back: The Extinction Scenario Edited By Richard Ellis Expressed As Softcover

étude particulièrement bien documentée, Suite à l'analyse des cinq grandes extinctions que notre planète a connu, l'auteur met clairement en avant le rôle dévastateur de l'être humain.
Une lecture que je recommande donc, As heard on the sitelinkScience Times podcast, Conservationist Richard Elliss fascinating examination of extinction, “one of the most powerful forces on earth, and one of the most enigmatic”  

In No Turning Back, naturalist Richard Ellis conducts a masterful and engrossing investigation of one of the worlds most harrowing inevitabilities: extinction.
Taking a concentrated look at a variety of speciesfrom those that went out with a bang upon the impact of an Everestsized asteroid to those that gradually disappeared after years of human overhuntingEllis discusses the five great mass extinctions in history, and how extinction shapes the evolutionary process.
He also outlines the steps we can take to ensure that todays endangered species can be pulled back from the brink.
Richly illustrated with Elliss stunning, handdrawn artwork, No Turning Back is an invaluable read for anyone seeking to understand the past, present, and future of life on our planet.
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I'm on the fence with this book, On one hand, I enjoyed the majority of it and found it informative and insightful, However, there were also sections of it that became quite dry and repetitive,

Overall, I would suggest unless you have a strong interest in the subject matter, this might not be the choice for you.
I did like the author's ability to relate extinctions back to humans and the issues we cause currently to animal species.


I'm a big fan of Richard Ellis and his writing, and although this wasn't my favorite by him, it was still a wellresearched book full of lots of new, interesting facts to entice my brain.
Beginning with an introductory course in the biological principles of extinction, Ellis enables the layperson to follow his report on the death of various species throughout time.
Both introduction and report are clear and engaging, but the No Turning Back's biggest failing is leaving the two completely unconnected we move from natural processes to manmade extinctions too choppily for clarity.
Still, this is the only quibble with a book that is smart, accessible and zesty Ellis really has some fun twitting cheesy giantshark novels and the utter implausibility of "Jurassic Park".
Great information for those looking to get up to speed on extinction theory and extinct/nearextinct animals, but the writing is pretty dry.
The kind of book that turns people off to nonfiction in general not because the writing is that bad, but because it's easy to mistakenly conclude that this is the best that can be done with the material.
For proof that it isn't, read sitelinkThe Song of the Dodo, So far I have read the first chapter and it talks about how extinction is naturally happening all of the time but the only time that it really matters is when it is a macroextinction.
I am trying to start reading books that make my mind workout, because I started working out my body.
. . Disclaimer: Recieved a copy via netgalley,

I first learned about the Tasmanian Tiger or Wolf when I read The Guinness book of Animals.
It sounds very cool. Wolflike but with markings resembling a tiger, it is a marsupial, I got to the end of the entry and read those heartbreaking words “believed extinct”, Oh, the hope in that word believed, You have no idea how long I lived in denial land after reading that, I still, in my weaker moments, liked to believe that a lost colony of them will be found I told you, denial land.
You know the place where Jude Law turns into a marriageable man and proposes to me, Now tell,

which one is more likely The survival of the Tasmanian Tiger or Law no longer being a philandering nurse tupper Even today, when I go to the Natural History Museum in DC, I still get a small thrill from looking at the specimen on display.
The only time I ever feel some like it is when I go to the National Zoo and catch site of the Maned Wolf.
Im the crazy chick who says, “Look, you can see their ears!”
Ellis book, written and first published in, deals with extinction, extinction that has occurred and that might occur.
In short, this means it is not happy reading, though it is written for the nonscientist, Yet, despite the heaviness of its subject matter, it should be required reading for those who inhabit the earth.

Ellis does look at the most famous extinctions dinosaurs and dodoes, He takes a close look at the “debate” surrounding the extinction of the supersized reptiles, He doesnt seem to take a side and presents the information in such a way that any nonscientist person like idiot me can follow it.
Honestly, if I had Ellis talking to me about dinosaurs, I wouldve found them far more interesting.

The bulk of the book, however, is on the extinctions that have been hastened or totally caused by humans.
The dodo does get mentioned, but the focus is on lesser known animals, He deals with birds, mammals, and, of course, ocean life, Not only does the reader hear the stories of the wellknown condors but also of the lesser well known, like the Saiga a deer with a large nose or Chiru.
More importantly, Ellis looks at the various factors that contribute to the extinction or the species being threatened.
He goes beyond the “no hunting! No Chinese medicine!” chants, For instance, I knew about rhino horn being used in Asia for supposed medicinal benefits Ellis points out that there is actually a foundation for this story, and points out that it is only rhino horn that has the benefit and that Advil would work better, but I didnt know that some rhino horn primary white and black were in demand as the hilts for weapons, in particular in the Middle East.
And it isnt just using horns and animals as food and art supplies, it is also diseases that can harm animals, such as West Nile and its effects on Whooping Cranes.

Being Green is in today, but in many ways we dont fully realize the impact that we have beyond the obvious ones.
It is important to read this book because every child has that animal, that one real animal that sparks their interest in the species be it tiger, lion, or bear.
Wouldnt it be horrible, if after having that interest sparked, the child discovered that the animal had been killed for medicine, art, or stupidity

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