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03371aam a2200481Ii 4500 001 5FBD658C992D11EC82317EFE47ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220301010056 008 201225s2021 dcu b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9781642832020 020 $a 1642832022 035 $a (OCoLC)1228006792 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d UKMGB $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d NZAUC $d SILO 043 $a u-at--- 050 4 $a QL84.7.A1 $b P53 2021 082 04 $a 591.680994 $2 23 100 1 $a Pickrell, John, $e author. 245 10 $a Flames of extinction : $b the race to save Australia's threatened wildlife / $c John Pickrell. 264 1 $a Washington, DC : $b Island Press, $c [2021] 300 $a 1xi, 281 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "In the early months of 2020, the world's attention was riveted on Australia, where the nation's iconic wildlife fought for survival in the face of unprecedented wildfires. Images of koalas drinking from firefighters' water bottles went viral and became the global face of a catastrophe that would kill as many as three billion animals. Known as the Black Summer, the fire season was responsible for more wildlife deaths and near-extinctions than any other single event in Australian history. Flames of Extinction, written by a journalist at the heart of this news coverage, is the first book to tell the stories of Australia's record-setting fires, focusing on the wild animals and plants that will be forever changed. Through evocative and urgent storytelling, Flames of Extinction puts readers on the ground to witness the aftermath of one of Australia's greatest tragedies and inside the inspiring effort to save lives"-- $c Provided by publisher. 505 0 $a Introduction: hope from the embers -- Emblem of a crisis -- Koala -- A land shaped by fire -- Firehawk -- The retreat of the rainforests -- Nightcap oak -- The climate conundrum -- Lemuroid ringtail possum -- Australia's biggest ever bushfire -- Regent honeyeater -- The perils to our waterways -- Platypus -- Extreme conservation -- Wollemi pine -- An army of animal lovers -- Bare-nosed wombat -- Devastation of an island ark -- Glossy black cockatoo -- The tallest flowering plant on Earth -- Mountain ash -- Ancient knowledge and the future of fire -- Northern quoll. 650 0 $a Wildlife conservation $z Australia. 650 0 $a Extinct animals $z Australia. 650 0 $a Fire ecology $z Australia. 650 0 $a Wildfires $z Australia. 650 0 $a Forest fires $x Environmental aspects $z Australia. 650 0 $a Natural disasters $x History $z Australia $x History $y 21st century. 650 7 $a Extinct animals. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00918955 650 7 $a Fire ecology. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00925297 650 7 $a Forest fires $x Environmental aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00932147 650 7 $a Natural disasters $x Environmental aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01033998 650 7 $a Wildfires. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01175216 650 7 $a Wildlife conservation. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01175253 651 7 $a Australia. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204543 648 7 $a 2000-2099 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 941 $a 2 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20220630014848.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20220301010951.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5FBD658C992D11EC82317EFE47ECA4DB 994 $a Z0 $b NIUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search