{"product_id":"born-to-be-wild-andrew-westoll-9780385695329","title":"Born to Be Wild: Reckoning with the Zoo in the Age of Extinction","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary \u003c\/i\u003ecomes an immersive and thought-provoking exploration of the modern zoo that confronts our fraught relationship with the animal world in the age of extinction.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost thinking on the modern zoo falls neatly into two camps: zoos are either vital institutions in the struggle against the Sixth Extinction, or cruel anachronisms that deny life and liberty to some of the most awe-inspiring creatures on Earth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this deeply researched, elegantly written, and compassionately argued book, Andrew Westoll explores the many paradoxes of the modern zoo, while engaging readers in the practical and ethical quandaries that lie at the heart of the institution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorn to Be Wild \u003c\/i\u003etakes us to some of the most iconic zoological parks in the world, where we meet extraordinary animals--from the Sumatran tigers of London to the giant pandas of Vienna--and the humans who look after them. Along the way there is a death in Copenhagen, a shooting in Cincinnati, an elephant in a New York courtroom, and a fugitive owl in Central Park. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the climate emergency churns through the biodiversity of our planet, zoos struggle to remain relevant as they try to balance our need to connect with nature and our responsibility to protect it. In \u003ci\u003eBorn to Be Wild\u003c\/i\u003e, Westoll grapples with the impossible question of whether the diminished lives of captive animals can ever be justified, at a time when the world's wild places are nearing extinction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Westoll\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0385695322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385695329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Canada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Andrew Westoll","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48623560982783,"sku":"9780385695329","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/born-to-be-wild-andrew-westoll-9780385695329","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}