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The Anthropocene

Gaia Vince, Environmentalist

“He describes in this book not only the beauty of these animals, but the human landscape they live in and what a disastrous time he has getting to these locations.”

De-Extinction

Beth Shapiro, Biologist

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Mark Lynas, Environmentalist

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Last Chance to See

by Douglas Adams & Mark Carwardine

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