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A review by patty_s1000
Hope for Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued from the Brink by Jane Goodall
3.0
Sadly disappointing read. In the introduction the author said she had so much material, so many stories, that she had to cut and cut and cut to fit things into one book. Sadly, I think she hit exactly the wrong balance. Far too many stories with far too little detail.
The concept reminded me of Douglas Adam's "Last Chance to See" - a discussion of some endangered species and what threatens them - in an attempt to make the reader care about them. This book was focusing on cases where animals have been saved from extinction and are not in danger anymore, even if they aren't living in their original habitats or even in the wild. It was a message of hope.
But the stories were told far too cursorily to get the emotional buy in that is necessary. And, harsh though it sounds, by the 3rd kind of Ibis that was saved, the stories start to all seem too similar and blur together.
I love the idea of the book and enjoyed some of the stories, but wanted to know much more about the journey required in each case, more about the obstacles, more about the animals' natural behaviour, etc., etc.
The concept reminded me of Douglas Adam's "Last Chance to See" - a discussion of some endangered species and what threatens them - in an attempt to make the reader care about them. This book was focusing on cases where animals have been saved from extinction and are not in danger anymore, even if they aren't living in their original habitats or even in the wild. It was a message of hope.
But the stories were told far too cursorily to get the emotional buy in that is necessary. And, harsh though it sounds, by the 3rd kind of Ibis that was saved, the stories start to all seem too similar and blur together.
I love the idea of the book and enjoyed some of the stories, but wanted to know much more about the journey required in each case, more about the obstacles, more about the animals' natural behaviour, etc., etc.