Animal Vegetable Criminal

In this fresh, funny, and thoroughly-researched book, Mary Roach delves into the complex issues of human-wildlife conflict. As we dominate the planet and find wildlife inconvenient, Roach explores the problems, solutions, and organisms involved in finding a harmonious coexistence.

From the laser scarecrow to the langur impersonator, Roach takes readers on a journey through the realm of human-wildlife conflict, where behavioral science and biology intersect. She visits bear-infested back alleys of Aspen, gull-vandalized floral displays at the Vatican, and leopard-terrorized hamlets in the Himalayas, meeting the experts behind the scenes who are working to broker peace, taking us from the days of animals being put on trial for crimes against humanity to today.

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