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Further Details Title: Savannas of Our Birth Condition: New Subtitle: People, Wildlife, and Change in East Africa ISBN-10: 0520273559 EAN: 9780520273559 ISBN: 9780520273559 Publisher: University of California Press Format: Hardback Release Date: 10/01/2012 Description: This book tells the sweeping story of the role that East African savannas played in human evolution, how people, livestock, and wildlife interact in the region today, and how these relationships might shift as the climate warms, the world globalizes, and human populations grow. Our ancient human ancestors were nurtured by African savannas, which today support pastoral people and the last remnants of great Pleistocene herds of large mammals. Why has this wildlife thrived best where they live side-by-side with humans? Ecologist Robin S. Reid delves into the evidence to find that herding is often compatible with wildlife, and that pastoral land use sometimes enriches savanna landscapes and encourages biodiversity. Her balanced, scientific, and accessible examination of the current state of the relationships among the region's wildlife and people holds critical lessons for the future of conservation around the world. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 229mm Item Length: 152mm Item Width: 36mm Item Weight: 726g Author: Robin Reid Genre: Science Nature & Math Release Year: 2012 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.