“At once an elegy and an exhortation.”—ELIZABETH KOLBERT

An eye-opening exploration of climate change from the perspective of wild species and natural ecosystems - a tribute to the miraculous, living entity that is life on Earth. The stories we usually tell about climate change focus on the destruction caused to human societies by large storms, severe droughts, and rising sea levels. But the more powerful impacts are already being felt and will continue to be felt by the natural world and its countless species, which are already in the midst of the sixth great extinction.

The continuing rise in temperature is breaking apart ecosystems that took millions of years to evolve, disrupting the life forms that support them - and in many cases driving them toward extinction. The natural paradise that humanity inherited is quickly slipping away.

Although we can never truly know what a creature thinks or feels, The End of Paradise invites the reader to meet wild species from their own perspective across a range of ecosystems spanning the globe. Combining classic natural history, on-the-ground journalism, and insights from cutting-edge research, Adam Welz brings us close to creatures like the deer in northern Maine, the parrots in Puerto Rico, the cheetahs in Namibia, and the rare fish in Australia, as they struggle to survive. The stories are intimate yet wide-ranging and always dramatic.

A beautifully written and deeply researched exploration of wild species reacting to climate collapse, The End of Paradise offers a radical new form of environmental journalism that connects people with nature in a more compassionate way than ever before and galvanizes us to act on behalf of the natural world before it's too late.

Pages: 288, Year of Publication: 0130, Dimensions: 15.3x15.3cm