Once and Future Giants: What Ice Age Extinctions Tell Us About the Fate of Earth's Largest Animals

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Sharon Levy (Freelance science writer, Freelance science writer, Arcata, CA)

Once and Future Giants

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What Ice Age Extinctions Tell Us About the Fate of Earth's Largest Animals

Sharon Levy (Freelance science writer, Freelance science writer, Arcata, CA)

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Oxford University Press
15 November 2013

Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science; Animal ecology; Conservation of wildlife & habitats; Endangered species & extinction of species

Until about 13,000 years ago, North America was home to a menagerie of massive mammals. Mammoths, camels, and lions walked the ground that has become Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles and foraged on the marsh land now buried beneath Chicago's streets. Then, just as the first humans reached the Americas, these Ice Age giants vanished forever. In Once and Future Giants, science writer Sharon Levy digs through the evidence surrounding Pleistocene large animal (""megafauna"") extinction events worldwide, showing that understanding this history--and our part in it--is crucial for protecting the elephants, polar bears, and other great creatures at risk today. These surviving relatives of the Ice Age beasts now face the threat of another great die-off, as our species usurps the planet's last wild places while driving a warming trend more extreme than any in mammalian history. Deftly navigating competing theories and emerging evidence, Once and Future Giants examines the extent of human influence on megafauna extinctions past and present, and explores innovative conservation efforts around the globe. The key to modern-day conservation, Levy suggests, may lie fossilized right under our feet.

By: Sharon Levy (Freelance science writer Freelance science writer Arcata CA)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 386g
ISBN: 9780199931163
ISBN 10: 019993116X
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 15 November 2013
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. Elegy for the Mastodon 2. Mammoth Tracks 3. Giants Down Under 4. Wild Dreams 5. Wild Realities 6. The Big Heat 7. Dead Beasts Walking References Index

<br>Sharon Levy is a freelance science writer who specializes in making natural resource and conservation issues accessible for a broad audience. She is a contributing editor at OnEarth magazine and writes regularly for National Wildlife, BioScience, and New Scientist. Her work has appeared in Nature, Natural History, Audubon, High Country News, and Discovery Channel Online. She lives in Humboldt County, California.<br>

Reviews for Once and Future Giants: What Ice Age Extinctions Tell Us About the Fate of Earth's Largest Animals

Packed full of fascinating work, Once and Future Giants successfully marries modern investigations to ancient evidence, creating an interesting and thought provoking read that raises questions regarding the true 'natural state' of our Earth, our impacts upon it and the importance of megafauna to struggling ecosystems across the globe. Natasha Ganecki, The Biologist Fascinating Irish Daily Mail Packed full of fascinating work, Once and Future Giants successfully marries modern investigations to ancient evidence, creating an interesting and thought provoking read that raises questions regarding the true 'natural state' of our Earth. Natasha Ganecki, Biologist