Backvalley Ferrets: A Rewilding of the Colorado Plateau by Lawrence Lenhart (Eng

Description: Backvalley Ferrets by Lawrence Lenhart Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description The beguiling weasel at the centre of this book is more than a charismatic minifauna; it is the covert ambassador of a critical ecosystem that has dwindled to one percent of its former size. Lawrence Lenhart investigates the human efforts to sustain the species through monitoring, vaccination, captive breeding, and even cloning. Publisher Description Twice declared extinct, North Americas most endangered mammal species, the black-footed ferret (BFF), is making a comeback thanks to an evolving conservation regimen at more than thirty reintroduction sites across the continent. Lawrence Lenhart lingers at one such site in his proverbial backyard, the Aubrey Valley in northern Arizona. He clocks hundreds of hours behind the wheel, rolling over ranch ruts as he shines a spotlight over dusky sage steppe in the hopes of catching a fleck of emerald eyeshine.The beguiling weasel at the center of this book is more than a charismatic minifauna; it is the covert ambassador of a critical ecosystem that has dwindled to 1 percent of its former size. In a landscape menaced by habitat fragmentation, bacterial plague, settler colonialism, and soil death, a ferret must be resilient. Lenhart investigates the human efforts to sustain the species through monitoring, vaccination, captive breeding, and even cloning.Lenhart balances this lens of environmental witness with personal essaying that captures the parallel story of his wifes pregnancy as he realizes the ferrets conservation story is dramatically synchronized with her trimesters. In preparing to raise a child in the Anthropocene, Lenhart takes stock of his own ecosystem and finds something is amiss. Through an ethic of "deeper ecology," Lenhart must hone his ecological interest in the black-footed ferret to assure it isnt overshadowed by his own paternal interests. Author Biography LAWRENCE LENHART is associate chair and associate professor of English at Northern Arizona University. He is the author of The Well-Stocked and Gilded Cage and Of No Ground: Small Island/Big Ocean Contingencies. His prose has appeared in Alaska Quarterly Review, Fourth Genre, Greensboro Review, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Prairie Schooner, and Western Humanities Review. He is editor in chief of Carbon Copy, reviews editor of DIAGRAM, and president of the Northern Arizona Book Festival. He lives in Flagstaff, Arizona. Details ISBN 0820364126 ISBN-13 9780820364124 Title Backvalley Ferrets Author Lawrence Lenhart Format Paperback Year 2023 Pages 224 Publisher University of Georgia Press GE_Item_ID:142714068; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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