Books

Raymond Bonner, At the Hand of Man: Peril and Hope for Africa's Wildlife .New York:Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. Bonner, a New York Times reporter, takes a firsthand look at the controversy surrounding elephant protection in Africa.

Stephen Budiansky, Nature's Keepers: The New Science of Nature Management .New York:The Free Press, 1995. A discussion of biologists' changing attitudes about ecology.

Bjørn Lomborg, 2001. The Skeptical Environmentalist . London: Cambridge University Press.A professor and former member of the environmental group Greenpeace takes a critical look at claims that the environment is getting worse.

Charles C. Mann and Mark L. Plummer, Noah's Choice:The Future of Endangered Species . New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. A thoughtful analysis of the full range of endangered species controversies.

Norman Myers, The Sinking Ark: A New Look at the Problem of Disappearing Species . Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1979.The book that started...