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sadiereadsagain's review
3.0
I've felt my interest in nature and the impact of us yucky humans on it grow (surely most of us have now, given the very apparent impact of our bad choices), so the hopeful title of this book grabbed my attention.
Lloyd recounts her various visits to areas in Europe and across the UK to projects where attempts are being made to restore the environment and it's wildlife, including wolves and vipers. I wasn't sure what her background was, I think she is a writer with simply an interest in this field, but felt that she was able to talk about the topic knowledgably enough for a lay person like me!
I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy this to begin with. I'm a bit more into the aesthetics of nature rather than the factual side (something I'm sure is part of the problem humans have with caring for it properly), and I just couldn't share the reverence Lloyd had for vultures. I also felt that there was an element of things sounding overwritten. But I grew more into the rhythm of her writing, and found further sections were more interesting to me. And what I got from this book was really what I was looking for - hope. That there are people/organisations out there trying and doing things that are having a real impact, and that what has been done to nature can in fact be undone, the order can be restored, and a future is possible. Although I get the sense from this book that these attempts are very small scale and it will take a hell of a lot more to make true impact, which I don't know if the world the way it is would be capable of, I'm happy to cling to that hope.
This book has definitely inspired me to be more conscious about the things I can control when it comes to my impact on wildlife, and has sparked a deeper interest for me.
I received a Netgalley of this title from Bloomsbury in return for a review. All opinions are my own.
Lloyd recounts her various visits to areas in Europe and across the UK to projects where attempts are being made to restore the environment and it's wildlife, including wolves and vipers. I wasn't sure what her background was, I think she is a writer with simply an interest in this field, but felt that she was able to talk about the topic knowledgably enough for a lay person like me!
I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy this to begin with. I'm a bit more into the aesthetics of nature rather than the factual side (something I'm sure is part of the problem humans have with caring for it properly), and I just couldn't share the reverence Lloyd had for vultures. I also felt that there was an element of things sounding overwritten. But I grew more into the rhythm of her writing, and found further sections were more interesting to me. And what I got from this book was really what I was looking for - hope. That there are people/organisations out there trying and doing things that are having a real impact, and that what has been done to nature can in fact be undone, the order can be restored, and a future is possible. Although I get the sense from this book that these attempts are very small scale and it will take a hell of a lot more to make true impact, which I don't know if the world the way it is would be capable of, I'm happy to cling to that hope.
This book has definitely inspired me to be more conscious about the things I can control when it comes to my impact on wildlife, and has sparked a deeper interest for me.
I received a Netgalley of this title from Bloomsbury in return for a review. All opinions are my own.
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