20190907_143326.jpgWelcome to my stop on the The Photo Ark Vanishing blog tour sponsored by TLC Book Tours! Thanks to TLC for the invitation!

My Thoughts:

I can get straight to the point with this one. The Photo Ark Vanishing is another National Geographic book filled with stunning pictures; this time of animals nearing extinction or already extinct in the wild. Some of these animals I’d not heard of because of how rare or unusual they are, and there is beauty in every one.

Ever since I was a child, the thought of any animal becoming extinct has been heartbreaking to me, especially when the extinction is due to something humans have wrought on that particular species. This is a stunning tribute to these most beautiful, rare animals, and I’m so grateful to have it in my collection.

The author writes with love and care towards animals, and The Photo Ark Vanishing is definitely an indelible read.

I received a complimentary copy. All opinions are my own.

About National Geographic The Photo Ark Vanishing: The World’s Most Vulnerable Animals

• Hardcover: 400 pages
• Publisher: National Geographic (September 10, 2019)

Celebrated National Geographic photojournalist Joel Sartore continues his Photo Ark quest, photographing species around the world that are escaping extinction thanks to human efforts.

Joel Sartore’s quest to photograph all the animal species under human care celebrates its 15th year with this glorious and heartwrenching collection of photographs. The animals featured in these pages are either destined for extinction or already extinct in the wild but still alive today, thanks to dedication of a heroic group committed to their continued survival. From the majestic Sumatran rhinoceros to the tiny Salt Creek tiger beetle, Sartore’s photographs bring us eye to eye with the kaleidoscopic diversity of shapes, colors, personalities, and attitudes of the animal world.

In these vivid pages, Sartore singles out the species most likely to disappear in the next decades, as well as some that have already been lost. Alongside these indelible images are the words of scientists and conservationists who are working to protect and restore populations of endangered species. With Sartore’s distinctive portrait photography, he invites us to look closer–and to care more.

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About the Authors

JOEL SARTORE is a photographer, author, and 30-year contributor to National Geographic magazine, named 2018 National Geographic Explorer of the Year. Through his National Geographic Photo Ark project, he plans to photograph every species of animal under human care, an estimated 12,000. (As of Nov 2018, he has photographed nearly 9,000.) A three-part PBS/Nova special, “Rare,” featured his project in 2017. His “Fundamentals of Photography” is the best-selling offering of all The Great Courses, and he is a frequent guest on CBS Sunday Morning.

ELIZABETH KOLBERT (foreword) is a staff writer for The New Yorker. Her most recent book, The Sixth Extinction, received the Pulitzer Price for general nonfiction in 2015. She is also the author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change. A two-time National Magazine Award winner, Kolbert is a visiting fellow at the Center for Environmental Studies at Williams College.

Have you read The Photo Ark is Vanishing, or is it on your TBR? Happy Reading! ~ Jennifer THR