- Taschenbuch: 256 Seiten
- Verlag: McClelland & Stewart (21. Oktober 2003)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0771041217
- ISBN-13: 978-0771041211
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 24,6 x 16,8 x 1,3 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.508.515 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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“It made my heart proud to read this book by Karsten Heuer, a man with a great imagination and an even greater dream.”
–Don Starkell, author of Paddle to the Amazon and Paddle to the Arctic
“Karsten Heuer has experienced the adventure of a lifetime – crossing icy rivers, fending off attacking bears, overcoming corporate misdeeds – in support of a beautiful idea. His story stirs the blood. Yet it also gives gentle pause for thought. This book is a genuine Canadian classic that belongs on the bookshelf of anyone who cares about wildlife and wild places.”
–Ben Gadd, author of Handbook of the Canadian Rockies and Raven’s End
“Everyone should go on a long walk through untracked wilderness at least once in their lifetime, and you need look no further than Karsten Heuer’s new book to understand why. Walking the Big Wild is more than the account of an extraordinary expedition, it is the spirited tale of an inner journey that entertains, informs, and inspires. Heuer seamlessly blends his considerable talents as a keen observer and knowledgeable naturalist to bring the landscape around him to life. This starkly honest and deeply personal account is a compelling cry for a new ethos in land management and wildlife conservation. It will also make you want to put on your boots and head for the woods.”
–Bruce Kirkby, author of Sand Dance.
From the Hardcover edition.
–Don Starkell, author of Paddle to the Amazon and Paddle to the Arctic
“Karsten Heuer has experienced the adventure of a lifetime – crossing icy rivers, fending off attacking bears, overcoming corporate misdeeds – in support of a beautiful idea. His story stirs the blood. Yet it also gives gentle pause for thought. This book is a genuine Canadian classic that belongs on the bookshelf of anyone who cares about wildlife and wild places.”
–Ben Gadd, author of Handbook of the Canadian Rockies and Raven’s End
“Everyone should go on a long walk through untracked wilderness at least once in their lifetime, and you need look no further than Karsten Heuer’s new book to understand why. Walking the Big Wild is more than the account of an extraordinary expedition, it is the spirited tale of an inner journey that entertains, informs, and inspires. Heuer seamlessly blends his considerable talents as a keen observer and knowledgeable naturalist to bring the landscape around him to life. This starkly honest and deeply personal account is a compelling cry for a new ethos in land management and wildlife conservation. It will also make you want to put on your boots and head for the woods.”
–Bruce Kirkby, author of Sand Dance.
From the Hardcover edition.
Kurzbeschreibung
Wildlife in North America is under pressure, both from hunters and poachers and from habitat loss. Bears and other large animals naturally wander across an enormous range but increasingly they are safe only in isolated, protected parks that are hemmed in by human development and the imprisoned bears are in danger of becoming inbred. If only the islands of safety could be connected by corridors of preserved habitat to allow free movement by animals like bears, then an enormous problem in conservation would be solved.
Karsten Heuer’s journey was intended to show that such a system of parks and corridors is feasible. He set out in June 1998 from Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, on the beginning of a 3,400 kilometre hike that would end, 18 months later, in Watson Lake, Yukon Territory. Along the way, he faced personal problems, including the breakup of his relationship with the woman who had planned the journey with him. He came to terms with difficult public relations problems when he spoke to loggers and others with a stake in the economic exploitation of wild lands. And, above all, he overcame extraordinary physical challenges: ferocious storms, avalanches, apparently impassable rivers in full flood, and bears that mistook him for dinner.
Accompanied by occasional human companions and a remarkable border collie named Webster, Heuer demonstrated that there is nearly continuous wilderness up and down the length of the Rocky Mountains, much of it still occupied by bears, all of it still salvageable if the right decisions are made soon.
From the Hardcover edition.
Karsten Heuer’s journey was intended to show that such a system of parks and corridors is feasible. He set out in June 1998 from Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, on the beginning of a 3,400 kilometre hike that would end, 18 months later, in Watson Lake, Yukon Territory. Along the way, he faced personal problems, including the breakup of his relationship with the woman who had planned the journey with him. He came to terms with difficult public relations problems when he spoke to loggers and others with a stake in the economic exploitation of wild lands. And, above all, he overcame extraordinary physical challenges: ferocious storms, avalanches, apparently impassable rivers in full flood, and bears that mistook him for dinner.
Accompanied by occasional human companions and a remarkable border collie named Webster, Heuer demonstrated that there is nearly continuous wilderness up and down the length of the Rocky Mountains, much of it still occupied by bears, all of it still salvageable if the right decisions are made soon.
From the Hardcover edition.
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Environmentalism at its worst
26. Januar 2004
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
Karsten Heuer is an excellent writer of fiction, particularly in the way he weaves half-truths and worrisome pronouncements on the impending death of Mother Nature into his narrative. There isn't enough room in this space to debunk his jaundiced and unsubstantiated view of the natural world. Suffice it to say that anyone looking for a well researched book on the actual state of planet Earth, one that is backed up by meticulous footnotes and references to readily accessible facts, should read "The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World" by Bjorn Lomborg, a world-renowned statistician with credentials to match his acclaimed work. Walking the Big Wild Fantasy is a better title for Heuer's green musings.
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Glaciers, wild animals, & personal difficulties
4. Januar 2003
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
Walking The Big Wild: From Yellowstone To The Yukon On The Grizzly Bears' Trail by wildlife biologist and member of the Y2Y Conservation Initiative Karsten Heuer, is the expressive and panoramic saga of an incredible 3,400 kilometer hike from the Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming to the shores of Watson Lake in the Yukon. A captivating, descriptive, informative journey showcasing the splendor of nature and revealing its intense vulnerability to human expansion, Walking The Big Wild is a grand saga of glaciers, wild animals, personal difficulties, and great physical challenges, and very highly recommended reading for non-specialist general readers with an interest in environmental issues, nature and wildlife, and Rocky Mountain and Canadian wilderness enthusiasts.
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