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Adventures in the Tropical Rainforest
Yale University Press
May 2008
On Sale: April 22, 2008
272 pages
ISBN: 0300122284
EAN: 9780300122282
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Perhaps it is not possible to experience all the mysterious
sounds, the unfamiliar smells, and the spectacular sights of
a tropical rainforest without ever visiting one. But this
exhilarating and honest book comes wondrously close to
taking the reader on such a journey. Bruce M. Beehler, a
widely traveled expert on birds and tropical ecology,
recounts fascinating details from twelve field trips he has
taken to the tropics over the past three decades. As a
researcher, he brings to life the exotic rainforests and the
people who inhabit them; as a conservationist, he makes a
plea for better ways of managing rainforests—“a resource
that the world cannot do without.” Drawing on his experiences in Papua New Guinea, India,
Madagascar, Indonesia, the Philippines, Panama, and the
Ivory Coast, Beehler describes the surprises—both pleasant
and unpleasant—of doing science and conservation in the
field. He explains the role that rainforests play in the
lives of indigenous peoples and the crucial importance of
understanding local cultures, customs, and politics. The
author concludes with simple but tough solutions for
maintaining rainforest health, expressing fervent hope that
his great-grandchildren and others may one day also hear the
rainforest whisper its secrets.
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