Tigerland: And Other Unintended Destinations.TIGERLAND: And Other Unintended Destinations ERIC DINERSTEIN A chance encounter with a little green heron The Green Heron (Butorides virescens) is a small heron. Some sources consider this bird and the Striated Heron or Mangrove Heron, Butorides striatus, of tropical Africa and Asia, to be a single species, the Green-backed Heron. during a walk through the woods transformed the author from a film student into an ardent naturalist. Now chief scientist for the World Wildlife Fund-U.S., Dinerstein's passion has taken him to remote places throughout the world. He chronicles his field studies of majestic and endangered en·dan·ger tr.v. en·dan·gered, en·dan·ger·ing, en·dan·gers 1. To expose to harm or danger; imperil. 2. To threaten with extinction. animals and plants, from tigers in Nepal to the threatened tropicaldry forests of New Caledonia New Caledonia, Fr. Nouvelle Calédonie, internally self-governing territory of France (2005 est. pop. 216,000), land area 7,241 sq mi (18,760 sq km), South Pacific, c.700 mi (1,130 km) E of Australia. . Dinerstein balances serious discussions about threatened creatures, such as the lions and rhinos of the miombo region of East Africa and bison of the U.S. Great Plains, with humorous anecdotes. One passage describes the author's amazement at witnessing the Coriolis effect Coriolis effect (kôr'ē-ō`lĭs) [for G.-G. de Coriolis, a French mathematician], tendency for any moving body on or above the earth's surface, e.g. in a ship's toilet. When he writes about the need for balance between conservation and economic development, Dinerstein brings his work to life in vivid, inspirational detail. Shearwater shearwater, common name for members of the family Procellariidae, gull-like sea birds related to the petrel and the albatross and including the fulmar. Shearwaters are found on unfrozen saltwaters all over the world, with 35 species in North America. Books, 2005, 288 p., hardcover, $25.95. |
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