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1 author picked Fighting for the Vaquita as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This graphic history is a short, beautiful book that features the spectacular wildlife in the Sea of Cortez off the shore of Mexico.
I loved how artist Ava Salzman shows conservation workers piecing together clues of what’s causing endangered sea creatures there to disappear. The book shifts nimbly to the viewpoint of an investigative team going undercover to solve the mystery and find and convict wildlife traffickers. I found the story and images so dramatic—the inky drawings of the night stakeouts, the painstaking analysis.
It’s a story I could not find in film or photographs due to sensitive legal issues.…
From David's list on nature books that read like true crime.
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