Adam Hart

The Deadly Balance (eBook, ePUB)

Predators and People in a Crowded World

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The predators that can hunt, kill and eat us occupy a unique place in the human psyche - and for good reason.

Whether it's lions in Africa, tigers in India or sharks in the world's oceans, we are fascinated by - and often terrified of - predators. Animals that can hunt, kill, and eat us occupy a unique place in the human psyche, and for good reason. Predation forms a big part of our evolutionary history, but in the modern world there are many people who live alongside animals that can, and sometimes do, make them prey.

In The Deadly Balance, biologist Adam Hart explores the complex relationships we have with predators, and investigates what happens when humans become prey. From big cats to army ants, via snakes, bears, wolves, crocodiles, piranhas and more, Hart busts some myths and explores the science behind such encounters. Despite their fearsome and often wildly exaggerated reputations, these animals have far more to fear from us than we do from them. By probing the latest conservation science, Hart explores how we might both conserve the world's predators and live safely alongside them.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472985323
• Artikelnr.: 67059919

Autorenporträt

Adam Hart is Professor of Science Communication at the University of Gloucestershire. A biologist, broadcaster and author, Adam works on a range of topics including African ecology and conservation, insects and citizen science. He has made more than 30 documentaries for BBC Radio and World Service, most recently the series Tooth and Claw, eight programs examining our complex relationships with predators.

Adam's latest book, The Deadly Balance, explores our difficult interactions with predatory animals such as lions, bears and wolves, and how we can balance conservation with development to create a world where both predators and people can thrive.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Lions
Chapter Three: Tigers
Chapter Four: Crocodilians
Chapter Five: Forest Legends
Chapter Six: Hyenas
Chapter Seven: Other Cats
Chapter Eight: Bears
Chapter Nine: Canids
Chapter Ten: Fish, Lizards and Primates
Chapter Eleven: What can we do?
Acknowledgements
References
Index