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The Eden Mission by Anthony Wall

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"If all the beasts were gone, men would die from great loneliness of spirit. For whatever happens to the beasts soon happens to man. All things are connected ... The earth does not belong to man: man belongs to the earth. All things are connected like the blood which unites one family ... Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons of the earth. Man did not weave the web of life: he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself."--Red Indian Chief Seathl in a letter to Franklin Pierce, President of the United States, 1855. extension


The book's background details are as accurate and authentic as I can make them. But, here and there, I have "played" with the facts for the sake of telling a dramatic story. For example, there is no Marine Mammal Center in Santa Barbara, though similar institutions do exist elsewhere. The ship Sea Shepherd is an invention, in no way linked to the conservation charity of that name or any of its vessels. A.W. extension


Acknowledgements
I am indebted to Curt Marlin for his constant encouragement during the writing of this book.

My research for The Eden Mission was greatly aided by many generous experts. Space permits me to name only a few. They are Professor Sir Ghillean Prance, Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Jonathan Shanklin, of the British Antarctic Survey; Dr. Bernard Stonehouse, of the Scott Polar Research Institute; Tim Inskipp, of the World Conservation Monitoring Centre; Amanda Hillier, of the Fauna and Flora Preservation Society; Carol McKenna, of Respect for Animals; marine engineer Keith Norledge.

I must also acknowledge invaluable help from staff of the following: the World Wide Fund for Nature, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, the Environmental Investigation Agency, BirdLife International, BBC Bristol, the Natural History Museum, the Geological Museum, the Meteorological Office, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the University of East Anglia, the American Cetacean Society, the Florida Department of Commerce, and Orlando's Sea World. extension



FOREWORD
The world--and it's the only one we've got--is in a terrible mess from misuse and neglect. Eco-terrorists and vested interests abound, polluting rivers, lakes and seas, draining wetlands, destroying ancient forests and trading in endangered species.

The Eden Mission, though a work of fiction, brings the real live world of conservation and the fight to save the planet to a whole new audience.

It also proves that it is not too late for us all to do our bit to save the Earth. David Bellamy The Conservation Foundation extension