Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains Personal and recycle the natural world

and recycle the natural world

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Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains Personal and recycle the natural worldWhen does a wild animal stop being an animaland start becoming a problem? In Pests, science writer Bethany Brookshire invites readers to look closely at the creatures we label as nuisances and ask a deeper question: What does calling an animal a pest really say about us? From squirrels and pigeons to rats, coyotes, and even elephants, this book explores how humans draw boundaries between our spaces and the natural worldand how animals that cross those