Our Wild Calling: How Connecting with Animals Can Transform Our Lives-and Save Theirs

Our Wild Calling is a book that offers hope and redefines the future of human-animal coexistence, interviewing researchers, theologians, wildlife experts, and others to show how people are connecting with animals in ancient and new ways.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 320 pages
\n Publication date: 18 November 2020
\n Publisher: Algonquin Books (division of Workman)
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“A book that offers hope.”

The New York Times Book Review has praised a book as a "wondrous tapestry." Carl Safina, the author of Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel, has won the Audubon Medal for his landmark book Last Child in the Woods. This book inspired an international movement to connect children and nature. Now, Richard Louv redefines the future of human-animal coexistence in his new book, Our Wild Calling.

Louv interviews researchers, theologians, wildlife experts, indigenous healers, psychologists, and others to explore how people are connecting with animals in ancient and new ways. He shows how this connection serves as an antidote to the growing epidemic of human loneliness. He also discusses how dogs can teach children ethical behavior, how animal-assisted therapy may transform the mental health field, and the role of the human-animal relationship in our spiritual health.

Louv also reports on wildlife relocation and how the growing populations of wild species in urban areas are blurring the lines between domestic and wild animals. Our Wild Calling makes a compelling case for protecting, promoting, and creating a sustainable and shared habitat for all creatures, not out of fear but out of love.

The book includes a new interview with the author, discussion questions, and a resource guide. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the future of human-animal coexistence and the importance of protecting our natural world.”

\n Weight: 278g\n
Dimension: 139 x 208 x 22 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781643750842\n \n