A fascinating exploration into the world of turtles across the globe
Laufer charts the lore, love, and Peril to a beloved species.
He is the author of Dreaming in Turtle: A Journey Through the Passion, Profit, and Peril of Our Most Coveted Prehistoric Creatures and Organic: A Journalist\'s Quest to Discover the Truth Behind Food Labeling..
About the Author: Journalist Peter Laufer is the James Wallace Chair Professor in Journalism at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication.
This is a tale not just of endangered turtles but also one of overall human failings, frailties, and vulnerabilities--all punctuated by optimistic hope for change fueled by dedicated turtle champions.
The growth of the middle class in high-population regions like China, where the turtle is particularly valued, feeds this perfect storm into which the turtle finds itself lashed.
It stars turtles and shady and heroic human characters both, in settings ranging from luxury redoubts to degraded habitats, during a time when the confluence of easy global trade, limited supply, and inexhaustible demand has accelerated the stress on species.
Dreaming in Turtle is a compelling story of a stalwart animal prized from prehistory Through to today--an animal threatened by human greed, pragmatism, and rationalization.
A fascinating exploration into the world of turtles across the globe
Laufer charts the lore, love, and Peril to a beloved species
