Where the Animals Go, 9780393634020
Hardcover
Data reveals amazing animal journeys, behaviors, and hidden secrets worldwide.

Where the Animals Go

tracking wildlife with technology in 50 maps and graphics

$115.28

  • Hardcover

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    26 September 2017

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Summary

Where the Animals Go: Unveiling the Secrets of Animal Migration Through Data

For millennia, understanding animal movements meant following trails on the ground. Now, a revolution is underway, with satellites, drones, and cutting-edge technology revealing the intricate lives of animals like never before.

Where the Animals Go presents a groundbreaking, data-rich exploration of how creatures navigate our planet. Based on the research of leading scientists, this book fe…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780393634020
ISBN-10:0393634027
Author:James Cheshire, Oliver Uberti
Publisher:WW Norton & Co
Imprint:WW Norton & Co
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:192
Release Date:26 September 2017
Weight:1.15kg
Dimensions:287mm x 259mm x 18mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Where the Animals Go is beautiful and thrilling, a combination of the best in science and exposition, and a joy to study cover to cover.”

”[Where the Animals Go] is an enthralling volume, downright gorgeous in its illustrations and text. Its double intent is brilliant, too — to bring each of us closer to the animal world and to highlight fresh ways to think about conservation.” – Barbara King - NPR“Where the Animals Go elegantly elucidates the role new technologies has played in expanding our knowledge of animal migration.” – Science“Cheshire and Uberti write about billions of data points being collected—some by citizen scientists—and their ravishing maps put this information to good use…[They] show us with precision and clarity where the animals go.” – The Washington Post“This book is beautiful as well as informative and inspiring. There is no doubt it will help in our fight to save wildlife and wild habitats.” – Jane Goodall“In recent years, technology has made it possible to track animal movements from afar in more and more detail… [Cheshire and Uberti] have dipped into this deluge of data to create 50 beautiful and engaging maps that reveal the wanderings of animals.” – National Geographic“A striking example of how innovative technology can be used to increase our understanding of the natural world.” – Financial Times“This is a special kind of detective story. After millennia of using footprints, feces, feathers, broken foliage and nests to track animals, the process is now so teched up you need to read this book to find out the how, what and why.” – New Scientist”[A] stunning translation of movement onto paper.” – Scientific American”[W]ell laid out, easy to understand and a pleasure to return to many times.” – Seattle Times“An enthralling look at the world that technology can help us uncover… Exquisite.” – Emily Scragg - British Trust for Ornithology“Part coffee-table album, part scientific research compendium, [Where the Animals Go] presents these global perambulations in lush detail, reveling in their minutiae and in the technological leaps that make such observations possible… tracking an animal through time and space transforms it from a mere object of scientific interest into a story whose unsolved mysteries capture our imagination.” – M. R. O’Connor - Undark Magazine”[A] gorgeous data trove… Accompanying the text are beautifully designed four-color maps and other visualizations … [A]n inspiring introduction to an important area of science.” – Library Journal

About The Author

James Cheshire

James Cheshire is professor of geographic information and cartography at University College London. Oliver Uberti is a Los Angeles–based designer and a former design editor for National Geographic.

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