Wild Echoes
Encounters with the Most Endangered Animals in North America
by Charles Bergman

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• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Release date: February 25, 2003
• Format: paperback, 360 pages
• ISBN: 9780252071256 (0252071255)
• Language: english
• Author: Charles Bergman

About The Book

In Wild Echoes, environmentalist and writer Charles Bergman chronicles his experiences tracking down and interacting with the few remaining members of nine of North America’s most endangered species. Bergman soars in the company of two of the last remaining California condors, swims with manatees, assists in the capture and release of a Florida panther, and comes face to face with the last remaining dusky seaside sparrow, a species now extinct. As he describes these and other poignant encounters, Bergman discusses the factors, both manmade and natural, that have led to the animals’ endangerment. He also examines the efforts of those who hope to pull species back from the brink of extinction.

Contents

Introduction

1. Hunger makes the wolf

2. The fall of the sparrow

3. Carrion for condors

4. A panther in a swamp

5. Sirens

6. Guns and parrots

7. Green eyes at night

8. “So ignoble a Leviathan”

9. Rumors of existence

10. The back door

Appendix 1: Partial list of extinctions in the United States and U.S. Territories

Appendix 2: Organizations concerned with wildlife, extinctions, and the environment

Select bibliography

Index

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