Animal Allies
15 Amazing Women in Wildlife Research
Chicago Review Press · Print & ebook · April 16, 2024
NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students Winner, 2022 Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Award, Fall 2022 These 15 women work with animals on land, air, and sea.
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- Who it’s for
- Meet women whose work with animals brings biodiversity, conservation, and science communication into view.
- Themes
- Women in science, Biodiversity and conservation, Science communication
- Genres
- Science & Tech Biographies, Women's Lives, Animal Life
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NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students Winner, 2022 Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Award, Fall 2022 These 15 women work with animals on land, air, and sea. Corina Newsome is saving seaside sparrows while Michelle LaRue uses satellites to study Antarctic birds. Lizzy Lowe takes on what many fear in researching spiders, and Erin Ashe lives out the dream of many studying dolphins and whales.
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Kristen Hecht chases the elusive hellbender amphibian while Enikö Kubinyi uses robots to get information on wolf pups. These women are working on issues that intersect with biodiversity, species conservation, biology, and more. They stand out for their work in their fields and are also dedicated to science communication to share their knowledge with others. They challenge the assumptions of who a scientist is and what a scientist looks like. These diverse, modern women are pushing the boundaries of their scientific fields while empowering others to pursue their dreams.
Wildlife Science, Up Close
Meet women whose work with animals brings biodiversity, conservation, and science communication into view.
Come here for
- Animal research across land, air, and sea
- Women working with birds, spiders, whales, amphibians, and wolves
Expect
- Researchers sharing knowledge about their fields
- Scientists challenging assumptions about who belongs in science
Where it sits
| Science & Tech Biographies | 51% |
|---|---|
| Women's Lives | 28% |
| Animal Life | 23% |
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Publisher categories
- Animal Life
- Animal Welfare
- Science & Tech Biographies
- Women's Lives
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- Careers
- Biology for Teens
- Authors
- Elizabeth Pagel-Hogan
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Published
- April 16, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Women in science · Biodiversity and conservation · Science communication
- Reading lane
- Animal Life