Saving Wild: Inspiration From 50 Leading Conservationists

by Lori Robinson, Jane Goodall (Foreword)

Full of inspiration and hope, this book is an antidote for anyone who suffers from ecological despair over the current state of our planets wildlife and wild places. Lori Robinson sought out fifty of the world’s leading conservationists, men, and women who have devoted their lives to save some of the most endangered species and the most threatened areas on earth. To each, she posed the How do you stay inspired? This book is the result.Among the people Robinson interviewed are wildlife filmmakers Beverly and Dereck Joubert, elephant experts Daphne Sheldrick, Cynthia Moss, and Joyce Poole, and ocean warrior Paul Watson. She spoke with Kristine McDivitt Tompkins, former CEO of Patagonia, and with Laura Turner, daughter of one of America’s most prominent conservationists. In the foreword, Jane Goodall explains that she finds hope in the indomitable human spirit “embodied in the people who tackle seemingly impossible problems, and refuse to give up, and who so often succeed — like the inspirational people in this book.”

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Environment, Conservation

174 pages, Paperback

Published February 12, 2016

Reviews

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

How do you stay inspired? This simple question Lori Robinson asked is one many of us have probably asked ourselves. The answers given in this book are as diverse as the conservationists interviewed. This is a well-organized book, and I appreciated the summary of each conservationist's work. Besides learning the source of motivation for these leaders in wildlife preservation, this book is a great overview of the state of conservation work. Read and be inspired!

[David Rudin · Rating 5 out of 5]

An interesting structure with conservationists from around the world. Each person has a very brief bio and then responds to the prompt, “How I stay Inspired”. There is a lot of variety in conservationists, their focus and naturally how they stay inspired.

Some of these folks are icons of the movement, others were new to me. My strongest takeaway is that people consistently talk about finding ways to connect to the earth in their lives as well as being actively involved in some project(s) working directly to save wild places, plants, animals and human communities. This in turn has helped me think about and continue my own practices to do the same.

[Chloe Kempe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lovely to get inspiration from other wildlife souls out there that have done great work!!!

[Terri ducay · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book started out well and I thoroughly enjoyed it, but in the last 1/3 of the collection of stories, I felt a bit wanting.

[Christine Sopko · Rating 4 out of 5]

Insight into our future can be found in 50 different conversations from world leaders. It can be read one at a time or together, which was appealing.

[Kevin · Rating 4 out of 5]

50 interviews with conservationists, industrialists, and more about what gives them optimism. Quick read with a good form,at.

[Matt Sembach · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick, easy read. A little depressing without much insight

[Katrina K · Rating 5 out of 5]

An incredibly inspiring and informative book from 50 of the world's leading conservationists.
Read my full review here: http://www.mygreenworld.org/saving-wild/