POACHED: INSIDE THE DARK WORLD OF WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING
Book ID/图书代码： 06814018C00025
English Summary/英文概要： Journalist Rachel Nuwer plunges the reader into the underground of global wildlife trafficking, a topic she has been investigating for nearly a decade. Our insatiable demand for animals--for jewelry, pets, medicine, meat, trophies, and fur--is driving a worldwide poaching epidemic, threatening the continued existence of countless species. Illegal wildlife trade now ranks among the largest contraband industries in the world, yet compared to drug, arms, or human trafficking, the wildlife crisis has received scant attention and support, leaving it up to passionate individuals fighting on the ground to try to ensure that elephants, tigers, rhinos, and more are still around for future generations.
As Reefer Madness (Schlosser) took us into the drug market, or Susan Orlean descended into the swampy obsessions of The Orchid Thief, Nuwer--an award-winning science journalist with a background in ecology--takes readers on a narrative journey to the front lines of the trade: to killing fields in Africa, traditional medicine black markets in China, and wild meat restaurants in Vietnam. Through exhaustive first-hand reporting that took her to ten countries, Nuwer explores the forces currently driving demand for animals and their parts; the toll that demand is extracting on species across the planet; and the conservationists, rangers, and activists who believe it is not too late to stop the impending extinctions. More than a depressing list of statistics, Poached is the story of the people who believe this is a battle that can be won, that our animals are not beyond salvation.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 记者Rachel Nuwer通过本书带读者进入全球野生动物走私的地下世界。针对这个话题，她已经进行了近十年的调查。我们对动物贪得无厌的需求——包括珠宝、宠物、药品、肉类、战利品和毛皮——正在推动全球偷猎的泛滥，从而对无数物种的继续生存构成了严重的威胁。非法野生动物贸易已跻身世界上最大的走私产业，然而与毒品、武器或贩卖人口相比，野生动物危机获得的关注和支持微乎其微，只有一些充满热情的个人在为子孙后代还能见到大象、老虎、犀牛等动物而努力。
有着生态学背景的获奖科学记者带领读者踏上真实的贸易之旅：从非洲的屠宰场到中国传统医学黑市，到越南的野味餐馆……她为了获得详尽的一手报道，走访了10个国家，深入了解了目前推动动物及其器官需求的各种力量，各类需求对全球物种造成的伤害，并采访了那些认为阻止即将到来的物种灭绝还为时不晚的自然资源保护主义者、护林工和活动人士。本书不仅仅是一些令人沮丧的统计数字，它讲述的是一群人的故事。这些人依然相信这是一场可以赢得胜利的战斗，我们的动物还可以被拯救。(LYR)
Awards/获奖情况：“必读。”——《启示者》
“Nuwer 在公园管理员和其他保护专家身上看到了希望。这些人正在致力于拯救各种地球上最神奇的物种。”——《科学美国》
“一部震撼人心、深刻动人、内容丰富的作品。”——《科学》
"A must-read."―The Revelator
"Nuwer finds rays of hope in the park rangers and other conservation experts who are dedicating their lives to saving some of the earth’s most majestic creatures."―Scientific American
"A compelling, lively, and highly informative read."―Science
About the Author/作者介绍： Rachel Nuwer，获奖科学记者，定期为《纽约时报》《国家地理》《BBC未来》《科学美国》等撰稿。她住在纽约。Rachel Nuwer is an award-winning science journalist who regularly contributes to The New York Times, National Geographic, BBC Future and Scientific American, among others. She lives in New York.
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