AWI Quarterly Term Archive
Review
Koda and the Whales
Companion Animals, Marine WildlifeCarrie Newell, a marine biologist and whale-watching guide in the Pacific Northwest, has had great success over the years training her companion dogs to locate gray whales when they return...
Vanishing Treasures
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeKatherine Rundell’s Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures offers a brisk and enjoyable examination of a wide range of species, all remarkable in their own right—and all at risk of...
A History of the Development of Alternatives to Animals in Research and Testing
Animals in LaboratoriesDistinguished medical historian Dr. John Parascandola offers an engaging, thought-provoking, and well-researched account of the growth of animal experimentation and the parallel rise of the animal protection movement in the...
Abandoned
Companion AnimalsPhotographer and author Katherine Carver spent the past decade documenting the fate of 59 abandoned dogs. Inspired by her own rescue dog who had suffered from neglect and abuse, Carver...
Veto, The Governor’s Cat
Companion AnimalsAnimals are often the main characters in children’s books, capturing younger readers’ attention and delivering life lessons in an entertaining and easily digestible format. Veto, The Governor’s Cat, by former Georgia governor...
Cull of the Wild
Terrestrial WildlifeHugh Warwick, a British ecologist, has spent decades studying his favorite species, the hedgehog. In his fourth book, Cull of the Wild: Killing in the Name of Conservation, Warwick shifts his...
Hoof Beats
EquinesEven an ardent equine enthusiast will likely come away with a new appreciation for the horse after reading Hoof Beats: How Horses Shaped Human History. Ambitious in scope, the book examines...
Meet the Neighbors
Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeMeet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-than-Human World is an exploration of animal cognition, intelligence, and social systems, challenging the often-arbitrary line that separates humans from animals. Readers...
In the Name of Sharks
Marine WildlifeDr. François Sarano’s In the Name of Sharks uses powerful language, suspense, and tension to evoke a visceral response from readers and deepen their empathy for sharks. The author laments the media’s...
Jane Goodall at 90
Terrestrial WildlifeIn celebration of Dr. Jane Goodall’s 90th birthday in April 2024, Drs. Marc Bekoff and Koen Margodt encouraged her friends, family, and colleagues to pen 90 tributes to the esteemed primatologist...