In the current NYRB, John Terborgh reviews Rewilding the World: Dispatches from the Conservation Revolution by Caroline Fraser. He writes:
Conservation is indeed not so much the management of nature, but the management of people. And wherever one goes, people have distinct traditions, outlooks, and economies. Every project requires deep insights into the psychology, aspirations, and circumstances of the local residents. Huge amounts of money - billions - have been wasted because international donors did not take such nuances into account - just as our military made serious miscalculations in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan by failing to comprehend the historical and cultural setting of its engagements.
Supermassive black holes may provide a nursery for mini ones to grow
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The supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies may capture smaller
black holes. Not only does this prove a place for the small black holes to
grow...
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