Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness

"If you picture Henry David Thoreau as a young mother and scientist in suburban Seattle, you can begin to imagine the literate elegance of Crow Planet ." —Paul Hawken, New York Times– bestselling author

There are more crows now than ever. Their abundance is both an indicator of ecological imbalance and a generous opportunity to connect with the animal world. Crow Planet reminds us that we do not need to head to faraway places to encounter "nature." Rather, even in the suburbs and cities where we live we are surrounded by wild life such as crows, and through observing them we can enhance our appreciation of the world's natural order.
Crow Planet richly weaves Haupt's own "crow stories" as well as scientific and scholarly research and the history and mythology of crows, culminating in a book that is sure to make readers see the world around them in a very different way.

"An inspired meditation on our own place in nature . . . You will never look at crows in the same way again." —David R. Montgomery, The Washington Post

"In a lyrical narrative that blends science and conscience, Haupt mourns the encroachments of urbanization but cherishes the wildness that survives." —Liesl Schillinger, The New York Times Book Review

"With her sensitivity, careful eye, and gift for language, Haupt tells her tale beautifully, using crow study to get at a range of ever-deepening concerns about nature and our place within it, immersing us in a heady hybrid of science, history, how-to, and memoir." —Erika Schickel, Los Angeles Times

"A completely charming and informative book on the pleasures of keeping one's eyes open." —David Sedaris