<P><B>A <I>Library Journal</I> Best Sci-Tech Book of the Year</B></P><P>If environmental destruction continues at its current rate, a third of all plants and animals could disappear by 2050—along with earth's life-support ecosystems, which provide food, water, medicine, and natural defenses against climate change.</P><P>Now Caroline Fraser offers the first definitive account of a visionary crusade to confront this crisis: rewilding. Breathtaking in scope and ambition, rewilding aims to save species by restoring habitats, reviving migration corridors, and brokering peace between people and predators. A “methodical, lyrical” (Sacramento News & Review) story of scientific discovery and grassroots action, <I>Rewilding the World</I> offers hope for a richer, wilder future.</P>