I imagine this could be a profoundly moving book for those who have an unexplored sense of disconnection from animals and the natural world, and it might present lots of new ideas and insights. As someone who spends a lot of time outdoors and enjoys a sense of connection with the natural world, this ended up feeling a bit like preaching to the choir. The author is clearly deeply concerned by the increasing separation of many people from a natural environment and from meaningful interactions with animals in daily modern life.
This book provides a wide look at humanity's relationship with the natural world, especially in relation to our connection with animals.
This may be a good book, but I'm definitely not the right audience for it, and to be honest I only made it halfway through before giving up. Transformative and inspiring, this book points us toward what we all long for in the age of real connection. Our Wild Calling makes the case for protecting, promoting, and creating a sustainable and shared habitat for all creatures-not out of fear, but out of love. He reports on wildlife relocation and on how the growing populations of wild species in urban areas are blurring the lines between domestic and wild animals. Louv interviews researchers, theologians, wildlife experts, indigenous healers, psychologists, and others to show how people are communicating with animals in ancient and new ways how dogs can teach children ethical behavior how animal-assisted therapy may yet transform the mental health field and what role the human-animal relationship plays in our spiritual health. Our Wild Calling explores these powerful and mysterious bonds and how they can transform our mental, physical, and spiritual lives, serve as an antidote to the growing epidemic of human loneliness, and help us tap into the empathy required to preserve life on Earth. Now Louv redefines the future of human-animal coexistence. Richard Louv’s landmark book, Last Child in the Woods, inspired an international movement to connect children and nature.
A remarkable book that will help everyone break away from their fixed gaze at the screens that dominate our lives and remember instead that we are animals in a world of animals.” -Bill McKibben, author of Falter
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