OWLS OF THE EASTERN ICE (PB)

Primorye is a remote forested region near to where Russia, China and North Korea meet in a tangle of barbed wire. It is also home to one of nature's rarest birds, the Blakiston's fish owl. A chance encounter with this huge, strange bird was to change wildlife researcher Jonathan C. Slaght's life beyond measure. Exhilarating and clear-sighted, this book is an impassioned reflection on our relationship with the natural world and on what it means to devote one's career to a single pursuit.