1. The Condor's Shadow - Final Thoughts
Wilcove uses each chapter to expand on a different ecosystem and the fauna that lives there. ... He does a nice job explaining how the alteration of one part of a biological system, seemingly unrelated to another, can have dire consequences for the entire ecosystem. For example, in the first chapter, Wilcove discusses how large predators and hoofed mammals that once roamed North America have been driven to extinction due to deforestation and overhunting. ... Wilcove talks about many different ecosystems, but the fact that humans are the main source of all the problems facing them is apparen...
- Word Count: 1282
- Approx Pages: 5
- Grade Level: Undergraduate