The Vanishing Wild
Australian Wildlife and the Fight Against Extinction
$27.99
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
1 May 2026
Summary
I’m listening for a ghost. Bright green and yellow, with a tail striped like a bumble-bee, it crouches in wait as the sun sinks below the escarpment…
Australia is a country celebrated for its wildlife, yet native species are in crisis. In the last 200 years, Australia has lost more biodiversity than any other developed nation.
In this book, award-winning science writer Justine E. Hausheer encounters pygmy possums that live high in the Snowy Mountains, hears the boomin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761170393 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1761170392 |
| Author: | Justine E. Hausheer |
| Publisher: | NewSouth Publishing |
| Imprint: | NewSouth Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 1 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 364g |
| Dimensions: | 29mm x 137mm x 208mm |
You Can Find This Book In
Critics Review
‘Riveting, deeply alarming, shocking yet hopeful. A vitally important contribution to popular science.’ – Darryl Jones
Justine E. Hausheer
Justine E. Hausheer is a science writer for the Nature Conservancy. Her favourite stories take her into the field, where she’s followed logging elephants through Myanmar, surveyed for sea cucumbers in Manus, and waded into outback waterholes. Her stories have won awards from the Outdoor Writers Association of America and have been featured in the Best Australian Science Writing anthology. She holds a master’s degree from New York University and a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University. She now lives on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.