Climate Ghosts

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Book Review| March 01 2023 Climate Ghosts: Migratory Species in the Anthropocene Climate Ghosts: Migratory Species in the Anthropocene. By Nancy Langston. 2021. Brandeis University Press. (ISBN 9781684580644). 216 pp. Hardcover, $45. E-book and paperback also available. Kirstin Milks, Kirstin Milks Department Editor Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Frank Brown Cloud, Frank Brown Cloud Department Editor Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Kristin Hudlow Kristin Hudlow science instructor Centennial High School, Bakersfield, California Khudlow@kernhigh.org Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Khudlow@kernhigh.org The American Biology Teacher (2023) 85 (3): 176–177. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.3.176b Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Kristin Hudlow; Climate Ghosts: Migratory Species in the Anthropocene. The American Biology Teacher 1 March 2023; 85 (3): 176–177. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.3.176b Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentThe American Biology Teacher Search Teachers seeking contemporary examples to use to discuss climate change, threatened species, habitat destruction, and human impact need look no further: Climate Ghosts has that and more. Climate Ghosts focuses on three “ghost species”—groups of organisms that have declined in numbers or been displaced from their native habitats, but not gone completely extinct—loons, caribou, and lake sturgeon. Readers will learn about the historical events that led to the decline of these species, efforts to restore their habitats and populations, and the cultural and religious significance of these species to Indigenous communities in the Great Lakes region. Throughout the book, Langston emphasizes that “restorationists don’t need to invent a new philosophy; they need to learn from Indigenous communities who have already articulated relational ways of knowing” (p. 5). All three examples illustrate how European settlers and industrialism impacted the organisms. The ecosystem changed, the land and its populations mismanaged. I was... You do not currently have access to this content.