{"product_id":"9781603589086","title":"Eager : The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Goldfarb, Ben, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 07\/03\/2019,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 304 pages, 3-5 black and white line drawings, 30 colour photographs in 8 page colour insert,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Chelsea Green Publishing Co,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Chelsea Green Publishing Co,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Conservation of the environment, Natural history, Wildlife: mammals,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781603589086\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Eager, environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb reveals that our modern idea of what a healthy landscape looks like and how it functions is wrong, distorted by the fur trade that once trapped out millions of beavers from North America s lakes and rivers. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe consequences of losing beavers were profound: streams eroded, wetlands dried up, and species from salmon to swans lost vital habitat. Today, a growing coalition of Beaver Believers including scientists, ranchers, and passionate citizens recognizes that ecosystems with beavers are far healthier, for humans and non-humans alike, than those without them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the Nevada deserts to the Scottish highlands, Believers are now hard at work restoring these industrious rodents to their former haunts. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEager is a powerful story about one of the world s most influential species, how North America was colonized, how our landscapes have changed over the centuries, and how beavers can help us fight drought, flooding, wildfire, extinction, and the ravages of climate change. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUltimately, it'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003es about how we can learn to coexist, harmoniously and even beneficially, with our fellow travellers on this planet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35021527482521,"sku":"9781603589086","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781603589086.jpg?v=1602540422","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781603589086","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}