Born to Be Wild
Reckoning with the Zoo in the Age of Extinction
$42.50
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
21 January 2027
Summary
An investigation into how zoos fail to protect the animals they work to save.
Few places on Earth force us to reckon with the power we wield over the natural world quite like the modern zoo. Yet, for all our handwringing over the Anthropocene, and at a time of unprecedented concern for animals, the zoo has mostly avoided serious inquiry—until now.
In Born to Be Wild, former zoologist and bestselling journalist Andrew Westoll takes readers behind the s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798216470281 |
|---|---|
| Author: | professor Andrew Westoll, Andrew Westoll |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 21 January 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
Born to Be Wild allows a close look at gorillas, giraffes, hippos, and tigers in places as far flung as Copenhagen, Cincinnati, the Congo, and the wilds of Toronto. The writing is elegant, the research impeccable, but it’s Westoll’s mind, his willingness to wrestle with the ethics of captivity, that makes this book so incredibly special. To read it is to go on a grand adventure to the heart of the most important question—what does it mean to be truly alive? – Claire Cameron, award-winning author, “How to Survive a Bear Attack”
A deeply thought-provoking look at one of humanity’s strangest inventions. Westoll’s empathy for animals, and his transcendent pleasure in connecting with them, come through on every page. Read this before your next trip to the zoo. – Emma Marris, award-winning author, “Wild Souls”
professor Andrew Westoll
Andrew Westoll is an award-winning journalist, professor, and former primatologist-in-training whose writing explores the human–animal relationship. His previous nonfiction book, the national bestseller The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary, was awarded the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Nonfiction. Andrew teaches creative writing and English literature at the University of Toronto Scarborough. He is also a Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics. He is based in Toronto.
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