{"product_id":"backvalley-ferrets-a-rewilding-of-the-colorado-plateau-paperback","title":"Backvalley Ferrets: A Rewilding of the Colorado Plateau - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLawrence Lenhart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwice declared extinct, North America's most endangered mammal species, the black-footed ferret (BFF), is making a comeback thanks to an evolving conservation regimen at more than thirty reintroduction sites across the continent. Lawrence Lenhart lingers at one such site in his proverbial backyard, the Aubrey Valley in northern Arizona. He clocks hundreds of hours behind the wheel, rolling over ranch ruts as he shines a spotlight over dusky sage steppe in the hopes of catching a fleck of emerald eyeshine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe beguiling weasel at the center of this book is more than a charismatic minifauna; it is the covert ambassador of a critical ecosystem that has dwindled to 1 percent of its former size. In a landscape menaced by habitat fragmentation, bacterial plague, settler colonialism, and soil death, a ferret must be resilient. Lenhart investigates the human efforts to sustain the species through monitoring, vaccination, captive breeding, and even cloning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLenhart balances this lens of environmental witness with personal essaying that captures the parallel story of his wife's pregnancy as he realizes the ferret's conservation story is dramatically synchronized with her trimesters. In preparing to raise a child in the Anthropocene, Lenhart takes stock of his own ecosystem and finds something is amiss. Through an ethic of \"deeper ecology,\" Lenhart must hone his ecological interest in the black-footed ferret to assure it isn't overshadowed by his own paternal interests.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLAWRENCE LENHART is associate chair and associate professor of English at Northern Arizona University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Well-Stocked and Gilded Cage and Of No Ground: Small Island\/Big Ocean Contingencies\u003c\/i\u003e. His prose has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAlaska Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFourth Genre\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGreensboro Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuernica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGulf Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrairie Schooner\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWestern Humanities Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He is editor in chief of \u003ci\u003eCarbon Copy\u003c\/i\u003e, reviews editor of \u003ci\u003eDIAGRAM\u003c\/i\u003e, and president of the Northern Arizona Book Festival. He lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762304549152,"sku":"9780820364124","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/885f79e4a018126fed766a93404be1b2.webp?v=1780219138","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/backvalley-ferrets-a-rewilding-of-the-colorado-plateau-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}