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Rarities: Conservation Science in a Time of Unintended Consequences

byZoe Nyssa

Anthropologist Zoe Nyssa follows conservation scientists as they decide which rare species to save, where to intervene, and how success should be measured. Fieldwork reveals that well-intended protections can relocate harm, reshape ecosystems, or create dependence on continuous human management. The book examines captive breeding, invasive species control, habitat restoration, and the difficult choices produced by limited resources. Nyssa presents conservation as an experimental practice filled with uncertainty, showing why saving nature requires humility about unintended consequences and attention to the communities and relationships surrounding threatened life.

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Publication date

2026-06-10

Format

Hardcover

Pages

368

ISBN

9780226849409