“One of the most delightful natural history studies in decades.” —
The Boston GlobeEye of the Albatross takes us soaring to locales where whales, sea turtles, penguins, and shearwaters flourish in their own quotidian rhythms. Carl Safina’s guide and inspiration is an albatross he calls Amelia, whose life and far-flung flights he describes in fascinating detail. Interwoven with recollections of whalers and famous explorers,
Eye of the Albatross probes the unmistakable environmental impact of the encounters between man and marine life. Safina’s perceptive and authoritative portrait results in a transforming ride to the ends of the Earth for the reader, as well as an eye-opening look at the health of our oceans.
“One of the most delightful natural history studies in decades.” —The Boston Globe
Eye of the Albatross takes us soaring to locales where whales, sea turtles, penguins, and shearwaters flourish in their own quotidian rhythms. Carl Safina’s guide and inspiration is an albatross he calls Amelia, whose life and far-flung flights he describes in fascinating detail. Interwoven with recollections of whalers and famous explorers, Eye of the Albatross probes the unmistakable environmental impact of the encounters between man and marine life. Safina’s perceptive and authoritative portrait results in a transforming ride to the ends of the Earth for the reader, as well as an eye-opening look at the health of our oceans.
作者簡介
Carl Safina is the vice president for Ocean Conservation at the National Audubon Society and founder of its Living Oceans Program. After publication of Song for the Blue Ocean (0-8050-6122-3), hailed by The New York Times as “a landmark book,” he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship and the Lannan Literary Award. He is also a visiting fellow at Yale. He lives in Amagansett, New York.
