Description
| Product ID: | 9781780278940 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Last Sunset in the West |
| Subtitle: | Britain’s Vanishing West Coast Orcas (Fully Revised and Updated Edition) |
| Authors: | Author: Natalie Sanders |
| Page Count: | 320 |
| Subjects: | Social and cultural history, Social & cultural history, Animals and society, Marine biology, Sea life and the seashore: general interest, Animals & society, Marine biology, Sea life & the seashore, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Oceans & seas |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the marine world in this age of climate change. A captivating yet poignant account, it takes the reader from the Western Isles of Scotland to Vancouver Island and elsewhere, seeking out Britain’s West Coast Community of orca to study them before we lose them forever. Fully revised edition with updated information on the surviving members of the orca pod.In 2014, marine biologist Dr Natalie Sanders joined the crew of the research vessel Silurian to seek out Britain’s West Coast Community of orca and study them before we lose them forever. Though this orca pod has delighted scientists and whale watchers for years, we still know relatively little about them, and what we do know comes mostly from citizen science and chance encounters. But what is abundantly clear is that pollution, entanglement, military sonar and climate change continue to have an enormous impact on whales and dolphins and other marine life throughout the world’s oceans.This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the marine world in this age of climate change. A captivating yet poignant account, it takes the reader from the Western Isles of Scotland to Vancouver Island and elsewhere. It also delves deep into the history of our relations with these beautiful and sentient creatures to explain what their loss means and how we can avoid similar tragedies in the future. |
| Imprint Name: | Birlinn Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Birlinn General |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-07-04 |