A review by rainynook
The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions by David Quammen

4.0

A bit long, but a classic read for those interested in conservation, natural history, exotic & some extinct species, and why they became that way, as well as some human history (Aboriginal people & their horrific treatment in Tasmania & Australia, for example). Very interesting to read about Alfred Lord Wallace (who is considered, along with Charles Darwin, the co-discoverer of natural selection.) I was glad I read the whole thing, but it doesn't have a straight narrative, and does jump around among subjects.