THE LAST MIGRATION
Our lives are enriched by animals from the start. Stuffed bears provide us comfort. We learn the alphabet using aardvarks and zebras. Sports teams are named after tigers, eagles, and dolphins. Box-office hits feature lion kings, martial artist pandas, and gourmet rats. Animals pervade our culture, but are we overlooking the fate of real-life creatures?
Despite our fascination with animals, many species face continual decline in the natural world. Are we destined to know animals only as toys and pictures? Is the next animal migration from flesh to plastic?