The End of Eden by Adam Welz

A revelatory exploration of climate change from the perspective of wild
species and natural ecosystems - an homage to the miraculous, vibrant
entity that is life on Earth.
The stories we usually tell ourselves about climate change tend to focus on
the damage inflicted on human societies by big storms, severe droughts, and
rising sea levels. But the most powerful impacts are being and will be felt by
the natural world and its myriad species, which are already in the midst of the
sixth great extinction. Rising temperatures are fracturing ecosystems that took
millions of years to evolve, disrupting the life forms they sustain - and in many
cases driving them towards extinction. The natural Eden that humanity
inherited is quickly slipping away.
Although we can never really know what a creature thinks or feels, The End
of Eden invites the reader to meet wild species on their own terms in a range
of ecosystems that span the globe. Combining classic natural history, firsthand
reportage, and insights from cutting-edge research, Adam Welz brings us
close to species like the moose of Northern Maine, the parrots of Puerto Rico,
Namibia's cheetahs and rare fish in Australia as they struggle to survive. The
stories are intimate yet expansive and always dramatic.
An exquisitely written and deeply researched exploration of wild species
reacting to climate breakdown, The End of Eden offers a radical new kind of
environmental journalism that connects humans to nature in a more
empathetic way than ever before and galvanizes us to act in defense of the
natural world before it's too late.

Adam Welz is an enthusiastic naturalist and widely traveled environmental
writer, photographer, and filmmaker. His work has appeared inThe Guardian,
Yale Environment 360, The Atlantic, Ensia, and many other outlets worldwide.
He's a recipient of a Middlebury Fellowship in Environmental Journalism and
currently lives in Cape Town with his wife and triplet daughters. @adamwelz
@adamwelz.wild

Bloomsbury
On Sale: Sep 19/23
6.12 x 9.25 • 320 pages
2 8pg color inserts
9781635575224 • $38.99 • CL - With dust jacket
Science / Global Warming & Climate Change