Saving Biodiversity: Threats, Strategies, and Big Ideas (Routledge Studies in Conservation and the Environment)

Drawing on the author's personal experiences working across the globe, this book explains why we need to conserve biodiversity, the threats it faces, how we can successfully conserve biodiversity, and some success stories of how we have conserved it. This is a personal journey from being an environmental vandal to internationally renowned conservationist.The book follows the author’s life and career in conservation, from scarring koala-feed trees to being chased by elephants, sniffed by lions, gored by quokkas, and watched by wolves.It mixes robust facts with fun stories to engage a broad audience spanning the general public to academics and enthuse them into promoting the conservation of the plants and animals humanity relies on.Split into five sections, the first explains why we should conserve Nature and the value it holds.Section 2 discusses the threats to biodiversity, and Section 3 describes the author’s personal experiences in conserving biodiversity, from creating protected are