Sailing with Noah: Stories from the World of Zoos

by Jeffrey P. Bonner

Book Overview

Written by the president of the nation's number-one zoo, Sailing withNoah is an intensely personal, behind-the-scenes look at modernzoos. Jeffrey P. Bonner, who was trained as an anthropologist... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826216374
• ISBN13: 9780826216373
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Length: 309 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A very interesting as well as moving account of the present role of zoos

I absolutely loved this book. I thought it would be just another collection of anecdotes but even if it includes indeed some of those it is a serious (yet not at all boring) and deeply-felt account of the role of zoos in conservation. If you're still in doubt as to whether it makes a difference or not to try and save all those species that are endangered or may soon be, this book will convince you as it has me. As Baba Dioum wisely put it "In the end we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand and we will understand only what we are taught." And this book has definitely taught me a great deal.

An independent study offering in-depth analysis of modern zoology

Sailing With Noah: Stories From The World Of Zoos by Jeffrey P. Bonner (President and CEO of the Saint Louis Zoo) is an expansive and entertaining collection of true stories and informed ideals of what is to come for future generations of zoos and the animals they house. An independent study offering in-depth analysis of modern zoology, Sailing With Noah provides its readers the perspective of a thoroughly experienced and thoughtful zoo-master. Sailing With Noah is very highly recommended reading, ideal for non-specialist general readers with an interest in animals, environmental conservation, global biology, and zoology.