"Paléontologie Pléistocène." . . "Paläozoologie." . . . . "Hunting, Prehistoric." . . "Mammals Conservation." . . "Geology." . . "Naturschutz." . . "Pleistozän." . . "Mammals." . . "Wildlife conservation." . . "Animaux Conservation des ressources." . . "Préhistoire." . . "Paleontology Pleistocene." . . "Pléistocène." . . "Großsäuger." . . "Science." . . "Extinction." . . "Natural history." . . "Mammifères Effets de l'homme sur." . . "Chasse préhistorique." . . "Biological Evolution." . . "Mammifères Conservation." . . "Espèces (biologie) Extinction." . . "Säugetiere." . . "Artensterben." . . "Paléoécologie Pléistocène." . . "SCIENCE Life Sciences Evolution." . . "Fossile Säugetiere." . . "Aussterben." . . "Mammals Effect of human beings on." . . . . . . . . . . "Once and future giants what Ice Age extinctions tell us about the fate of Earth's largest animals" . . . . . . . . . "Once & future giants what Ice Age extinctions tell us about the fate of Earth's largest animals"@en . "Once & future giants what ice age extinctions tell us about the fate of earth's largest animals" . . . . . . . "Once and future giants"@en . "Once and future giants" . "\"Until about 13,000 years ago, North America was home to a menagerie of massive mammals. Mammoths, camels, and lions walked the ground that has become Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles and foraged on the marsh land now buried beneath Chicago's streets. Then, just as the first humans reached the Americas, these Ice Age giants vanished forever. In Once and Future Giants, science writer Sharon Levy digs through the evidence surrounding Pleistocene large animal ('megafauna') extinction events worldwide, showing that understanding this history--and our part in it--is crucial for protecting the elephants, polar bears, and other great creatures at risk today. These surviving relatives of the Ice Age beasts now face an intensified replay of that great die-off, as our species usurps the planet's last wild places while driving a warming trend more extreme than any in mammalian history. Inspired by a passion for the lost Pleistocene giants, some scientists advocate bringing elephants and cheetahs to the Great Plains as stand-ins for their extinct native brethren. By reintroducing big browsers and carnivores to North America, they argue, we could rescue some of the planet's most endangered animals while restoring healthy prairie ecosystems. Critics, including biologists enmeshed in the struggle to restore native species like the gray wolf and the bison, see the proposal as a dangerous distraction from more realistic and legitimate conservation efforts. Deftly navigating competing theories and emerging evidence, Once and Future Giants examines the extent of human influence on megafauna extinctions past and present, and explores innovative conservation efforts around the globe. The key to modern-day conservation, Levy suggests, may lie fossilized right under our feet\"--Provided by publisher."@en . . . . . . . . "Once & future giants what Ice Age extinctions tell us about the fate of earth's largest animals"@en . "Once & future giants what Ice Age extinctions tell us about the fate of earth's largest animals" . . . . . . . . . . "Once & future giants : what Ice Age extinctions tell us about the fate of earth's largest animals" . . "Electronic books" . "Electronic books"@en . . "Once & future giants : what ice age extinctions tell us about the fate of earth's largest animals" . . . . . . . . "Once & future giants : what Ice Age extinctions tell us about the fate of Earth's largest animals" . . . . . . . "Once and future giants : what Ice Age extinctions tell us about the fate of Earth's largest animals" . "Once and future giants : what Ice Age extinctions tell us about the fate of Earth's largest animals"@en . . . "Discusses the mass extinction of megafauna during the Pleistocene era and what could have caused the event, and looks at the descendants of megafauna living on the Earth today." . "Discusses the mass extinction of megafauna during the Pleistocene era and what could have caused the event, and looks at the descendants of megafauna living on the Earth today."@en . "Once and future giants : what Ice Age extinctions tell us about the fate of earth's largest animals" . . . . . . . "In this book, the author digs through the evidence surrounding large animal extinction events worldwide, showing that understanding this history- and our part in it- is crucial for protecting the elephants, polar bears, and other great creatures at risk today." . . . . . . . . . . . . "Once and Future Giants : What Ice Age Extinctions Tell Us About the Fate of Earth's Largest Animals" . . "Paleoecology Pleistocene." . . "Eiszeit." . . "Extinction (Biology)" . . "Extinction (Biologie)" . . "Mégafaune." . . "Faune Protection." . . "From 10 thousand to 2 million years ago" . . "Prehistoric peoples." . .