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Sigh, moving this to "stalled." Really enjoyed this for awhile but then it got a bit too repetitive, similar messages and methods but with different animals, and I lost interest. Too, I didn't like the segments as well when Goodall herself wasn't involved or doing the storytelling. BUT I definitely do want to revisit it sometime as there is some wonderful work being done and I like reading about it, I did love the Goodall segments (and she does have a majority of them), and I love the idea of th...
Jane Goodall is a world treasure.
Goodall writes in a way that serves equally for zoologists or school kids. She's clearly there as a narrator, but only enough to lend her good name to the animals and animal protection activists she honors. She sounds like a Dalai Lama of the global conservation movement, able to lift hearts by her presence. The stories themselves are gritty with grim detail on the fate of animals, and each featured case involves a near brush with total extinction. The activists resort to captive breeding, preda...
Jane Goodall, without a doubt, is one of the few individuals in the world today (outside of my circle of friends and family) that I admire and aspire to be like. She fills me with hope - a hope that human beings are still capable of showing compassion and empathy and that every person can make a significant difference in the world. This book describes in fascinating detail the events that have lead to the near extinction of a number of birds, animals, and/or flora/fauna...and the way that ordina...
Truth be told, although I have indeed found much of Jane Goodall’s (with Thane Maynard and Gail Hudson) Hope for Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species are Being Rescued from the Brink more than a trifle repetitive at times, I also and equally do well realise that the main reason for this is of course and very much sadly that the chief causes for human-caused and human-influenced animal species endangerment and extinction are generally pretty much similar if not even often totally the s...
Species extinction and habitat destruction might seem like large-scale issues that we are powerless to affect, the focus of this book is to show the polar opposite is true- species recovery is only possible from the sustained, intense commitment of some people in long term, localized efforts targeting select individuals or members remaining from endangered species, in an effort to do captive breeding, assisted reproduction, soft release, tracking and monitoring, and ultimately overseeing their b...
A book of essays interspersed with Ms. Goodall's "field notes" on conservation efforts around the globe. Each story centers on an endangered species, usually ones that are on the brink of extinction. With so much depressing news about the state of the Earth, it is was a nice change to hear hopeful stories and good news about conservation biology and the major strides made by both dedicated scientists and amateur naturalists. There are a lot of stories - and that is the only down side (but it fee...
I listened to the audiobook.Wow, what a moving experience listening to this was. I highly recommend anyone going into biology to read/listen to this. Goodall is an amazing human being and I'm glad she brought light to a bunch of conservation work. This was moving in so many ways. I found myself overwhelmed with both sadness and love at points. And I felt so deeply that this kind of work is what I am destined for. When I exit school, I hope to be at the forefront of a species preservation project...
I love Jane Goodall. Who doesn't? So its hard not to give heaps of brownie points to someone who has in her small way changed the world. The book focuses on different projects going on throughout the planet working with endangered species of all types from birds to beetles. It highlights the main contributes for work in these areas and discusses ways that the population can get involved with protection outlets. There are lots of little mini bios in this one and I think it is a wonderful cause. T...
I enjoyed many of the stories in this book. Chiefly the stories about black-footed ferrets, grey wolves, and rhinos. I thought the book was was interesting; however, some parts were a little slow. I also have the audio book. Jane Goodall is the narrator and I found her a little hard to understand and listen to. (This is probably because of her age and the fact that I was running on the dreadmill.)I still enjoyed the book and I hold tremendous respect for Jane Goodall and all that she has done to...
The idea for this book is so beautiful and optimistic. Jane Goodall recounts stories of a handful of animal species which were hopelessly close to extinction, and how they were rescued from that fate. Her writing is so simple, I think my ten year-old could make her way through this, but that is who Jane Goodall is. A single woman with a simple goal of making the world a better place. This book was very calming and happy in a flood of sad stories in the world.
I LOVED THIS BOOK! And I love Jane Goodall! This book is just a collection of stories about species of plants and animals that are near extinction. A subject like that could be truely depressing for anyone who cares about such things but this book is all about hope. it is divided into a few sections like species extinct in the wild but not in captivity, species rescued from the brink, etc. It is truely awesome. I totally recommend it.
