Wildlife Crossings: Protecting Animal Pathways Around the World
“Wildlife books for children tend to fall into one of two camps: fun, fluffy, fauna fact-files that fail to address the elephant in the room (that almost everything is endangered) or so hectoring and climate-change heavy that they make bedtimes feel like COP28. This one strikes the perfect balance between the two, with richly illustrated pages exploring seven solutions that are helping animals and humans to coexist, from elephant corridors in India and fish ladders in Germany to canopy bridges reconnecting gibbon habitats in China.
It offers a glimmer of hope.”
Wildlife Crossings
Protecting Animal Pathways Around the World
Our planet is criss-crossed by a network of ancient pathways reflecting the journeys of millions of animal species in search of food, water, safety and mates. But human development is blocking these vital ‘ribbons of life’. Animal habitats are shrinking into isolated and unconnected patches of nature.
In this book, track the journeys of seven amazing animals. Discover why they are in trouble, follow their journeys and find out how scientists and campaigners across the world creating ‘wildlife corridors’ to animals on the move.
Published 2024 Otter-Barry Books
Illustrated by Christiane Engel
HB 978-1-915659-20-0
