Lost Wonders [electronic resource] : 10 Tales of Extinction from the 21st Century
Tom Lathan2025
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Many scientists believe that we are currently living through the Earth's sixth
mass extinction, with species disappearing at a rate not seen for tens of
millions of years - a trend that will only accelerate as climate change and
other pressures intensify. What does it mean to live in such a time? And what
exactly do we lose when a species goes extinct?
In Lost Wonders author and journalist Tom Lathan tells the stories of ten
species that have lived, died out and been declared extinct since the turn of
the twenty-first century. In a series of fascinating encounters with subjects
that are now nowhere to be found on Earth - from giant tortoises to minuscule
snails the size of sesame seeds, from ocean-hopping trees to fish that wag their
tails like puppies - Lathan brings these lost wonders briefly back to life and
gives us a tantalising glimpse of what we have lost within our own lifetime.
Drawing on the personal recollections of the people who studied these species,
as w...
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Author:
Tom Lathan, Author
Imprint:
Sydney Australia : Picador, 2025
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1 online resource (1 text file)
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781761566691
Language:
English
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BRN:
532775
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