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Author: JoAnn Hackos

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Book Review: Cull of the Wild: Killing in the Name of Conservation

May 31, 2025 By JoAnn Hackos

written by Hugh Warwick, 2024review by JoAnn Hackos If you have heard of the proposal to kill Barred Owls to manage their threat to theRead More

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Book Review: Eloquence of the Sardine–Extraordinary Encounters Beneath the Sea

April 29, 2025 By JoAnn Hackos

written by Bill Francoisreview by JoAnn Hackos No, it isn’t all about sardines. Bill Francois lifelong exploration of the life under the sea begins asRead More

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Book Review: The Light Eaters – How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth

February 27, 2025 By JoAnn Hackos

written by Zoe Schlangerbook review by JoAnn Hackos It is quite easy to dismiss plants. After all, they are rooted in one place and seemRead More

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The Hummingbirds’ Gift: Wonder, Beauty, and Renewal on Wings

December 22, 2024 By JoAnn Hackos

written by Sy Montgomery, 2021review by JoAnn Hackos Sy Montgomery’s very small book about very small birds is a revelation.  In only 79 pages, theRead More

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Book Review: Mrs Moreau’s Warbler–How Birds Got Their Names

October 28, 2024 By JoAnn Hackos

written by Stephen Mossbook review by JoAnn Hackos Of course you’ve never heard of Mrs. Moreau’s Warbler, most likely because it is only found onRead More

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Book Review: Of Time and Turtles–Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell

September 22, 2024 By JoAnn Hackos

written by Sy Montgomerybook review by JoAnn Hackos Sy Montgomery’s most recent book focuses largely on the work of The Turtle Rescue League, a facilityRead More

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Book Review: An Immense World–How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

June 23, 2024 By JoAnn Hackos

Ed Yong begins An Immense World with an interesting fable. He imagines a room with an elephant, a robin, an owl, a bat, a rattlesnake,Read More

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Book Review: Crossings–How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet

January 29, 2024 By JoAnn Hackos

written by Ben Goldfarb, W. W. Norton, 2023review by JoAnn Hackos We all know that Cliff Swallows nest under bridges. In fact, the Cliff SwallowsRead More

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