Coyote at the kitchen door : living with wildlife in suburbia / Stephen DeStefano.
Coyote at the kitchen door : living with wildlife in suburbia / Stephen DeStefano.
By
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DeStefano, Stephen, 1956-
Publication Date
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2010
Publication Information
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Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press,
Physical Description
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xiii, 196 p. : ill.
Subject Term
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Urban animals.
Coyote.
Urbanization -- Environmental aspects.
Bibliography Note
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
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Stephen DeStefano draws on decades of experience as a biologist and conservationist to examine the interplay between urban sprawl and wayward wildlife. As he explores what our insatiable appetite for real estate means for the health and wellbeing of animals and ourselves, he highlights growing concerns, such as the loss of darkness at night because of light pollution. DeStefano writes movingly about the contrasts between constructed and natural environments and about the sometimes cherished, sometimes feared place that nature holds in our modern lives, as we cluster into cities yet show an increasing interest in the natural world.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9780674035560
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number |
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Happy Valley - Goose Bay - Melville | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 591.75 D47 |
Labrador City | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 591.75 D47 |
Norris Point | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 591.75 D47 |