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Owls of the Eastern Ice: The Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl

Owls of the Eastern Ice: The Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl


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The Times Nature Book of the Year 2020 - A breathtaking portrait of Russia's remote far eastern forest, and of the world's most extraordinary owl The forests near to where Russia, China and North Korea meet in a tangle of barbed wire are the only place on earth where brown bears, leopards and tigers co-exist. They are also home to one of nature's rarest birds, the Blakiston's fish owl. A chance encounter with this huge, strange bird was to change wildlife researcher Jonathan Slaght's life beyond measure. During the following two decades, Slaght's quest to safeguard the elusive owl from extinction took him over thousands of miles of forbidding and threatened terrain. Thrilling and inspiring, his book is a beautifully crafted meditation on the natural world and what it means to devote one's career to a single pursuit.

About the Author :
Jonathan C. Slaght is a world expert on the Blakiston's fish owl. He is the Russia and Northeast Asia Coordinator for the Wildlife Conservation Society and has spent more than twenty years travelling and living in the Russian Far East. His work has featured in the New York Times, BBC World Service, Smithsonian and Audubon. Owls of the Eastern Ice is his first book.

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Slaght has a rare gift for startling evocations of the natural world...A refreshingly old-school, tautly strung adventure Excellent...The brutality of human habitation is counterpoised with the brutality of the natural world. The reader becomes, like the author, "stunned by the quiet violence of this place." This is a tale of man's endurance, determination and perseverance in search of this elusive and beautiful creature ... wonderful The remarkable story of one man's heroic quest to save the astonishing fish owl. If only every endangered species had a guardian angel as impassioned, courageous and pragmatic as Jonathan Slaght. A gripping account of the author's obsessive quest to save one of the world's most magnificent birds. A vivid dispatch from the front line of conservation, Owls of the Eastern Ice is engrossing and uplifting; an inspiring story of vital work undertaken with utter determination in wild and distant places. Slaght's story reveals the patience and determination of a true conservationist. And the ears and eyes of a poet. Above all, he makes the people, wildlife and landscape of the Russian Far East come alive for armchair travellers. I haven't enjoyed a book on remote Russia as much as this since Ian Frazier's Travels in Siberia True epic. A powerful, passionate and highly readable reflection on the wildness both inside us and out there in the forest. A fascinating account of one man's quest to conserve the magnificent fish owl of Eastern Asia, this is a book that feels both urgent and relevant. From the very first pages, Slaght grips readers with vivid language and tight storytelling ... The cast of characters he brings to life - both human and avian - illuminate the delicate symbiosis of the natural world and shed a welcome light on the remarkable creatures that are too little known. Top-notch nature writing in service of a magnificent, vulnerable creature.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780141987262
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Height: 198 mm
  • No of Pages: 368
  • Sub Title: The Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl
  • Width: 129 mm
  • ISBN-10: 014198726X
  • Publisher Date: 07 Oct 2021
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 21 mm
  • Weight: 336 gr


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