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Flames of Extinction: The Race to Save Australia's Threatened Wildlife

Flames of Extinction: The Race to Save Australia's Threatened Wildlife


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In the early months of 2020, the world's attention was riveted on Australia, where the nation's iconic wildlife fought for survival in the face of unprecedented wildfires. Images of koalas drinking from firefighters' water bottles went viral and became the global face of a catastrophe that would kill as many as three billion animals. Known as the Black Summer, the fire season was responsible for more wildlife deaths and near-extinctions than any other single event in Australian history. Flames of Extinction, written by a journalist at the heart of this news coverage, is the first book to tell the stories of Australia's record-setting fires, focusing on the wild animals and plants that will be forever changed.

As news of the fires spread around the world, journalist John Pickrell was inundated with requests for articles about the danger to Australia's wildlife. The picture seemed grim, from charred koalas to flames that burned so hot not even animal skeletons remained. But Pickrell's reporting exposed a larger picture of hope. Flames of Extinction tells the story of the scientists, wildlife rehabilitators, and community members who came together to save wildlife and protect them in the future.

As climate change intensifies and devastating wildfires become more commonplace, Australia's Black Summer offers a poignant warning to the rest of the world. Through evocative and urgent storytelling, Flames of Extinction puts readers on the ground to witness the aftermath of one of Australia's greatest tragedies and inside the inspiring effort to save lives.



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"Flames of Extinction ... is a powerful and disturbing description of the impact of Australia's Black Summer bushfires on the country's fauna and flora.... It is through Pickrell's interwoven accounts of the professionals and communities fighting to protect a selection of Australia's iconic animals--marsupials, birds, and trees--that the desperate statistics and imagery of the Black Summer nightmare are brought to life."-- "Conservation Biology" "A carefully researched and deeply empathetic portrayal of the battle to save Australia's precious wildlife as we cook our planet. Fascinating and essential."---Gaia Vince, author of "Adventures in the Anthropocene" "Pickrell tells a series of deep and compelling stories of resilience and recovery, finding hope amid the ashes of the most disastrous bushfires in modern history. Through detailed research and vivid storytelling, he puts a face on the otherwise impossible-to-comprehend abstraction of three billion animal deaths. In each tale of these plants and animals' fight to survive, he also provides a map for humanity in our own endeavor to learn to live with an increasingly fiery planet."---Michael Kodas, author of "Megafire" and "High Crimes" "Powerful and compelling, Flames of Extinction should be read by all who cherish life on Earth."---Professor Chris Dickman, University of Sydney "The stories included throughout are poignant .... Thorough and vivid, Flames of Extinction is an amazing resource that allows you to see a poignant examination of the wildfires and the race to save the wildlife."-- "Seattle Book Review" "The story of Australia's devastating holocaust and how we must stop it happening again. It's up to us."---Robyn Williams, host of Australian Broadcasting Corporation's "Science Show" and "Ockham's Razor"


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  • ISBN-13: 9781642832037
  • Publisher: Island Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Island Press
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1642832030
  • Publisher Date: 15 Apr 2021
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • Sub Title: The Race to Save Australia's Threatened Wildlife


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