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Conservation Confidential
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Conservation Confidential

Conservation Confidential

A Biologist Investigates the Clash Between Progress and Nature
ISBN: 9781771607537
Lorne Fitch
$25.00
  • Paperback / softback Trade paperback (US)
A powerful call to rethink how we value natural resources—not as commodities to exploit, but as gifts to protect for future generations.

Conservation Confidential is a compelling exploration of the clash between environmental stewardship and human ambition. Drawing on decades as a biologist, Lorne Fitch reflects on the complex dynamics between science, industry, and development. With wit, sharp critique, and heartfelt storytelling, he contrasts the priorities of industries like forestry, mining, and agriculture with the values of conservationists, asking: just because something can be done, should it?

Through personal insights and vivid anecdotes, Fitch examines the moral and ecological consequences of unchecked industrial growth while championing the urgent need for balance and foresight. His essays challenge readers to reconsider what progress truly means in a world where ecological boundaries are rapidly being surpassed.

A call to action and a celebration of nature, Conservation Confidential inspires change by raising awareness, nurturing empathy, and encouraging responsibility toward imperilled species and ecosystems—reminding us to treasure and protect the places we call home.

Book Details

352

September 26, 2025

Width: 5.00 in
Height: 7.00 in

“There is no one in the Canadian West who knows or cares more about sustainability for all than Lorne Fitch. Read this book!” —Robert William Sandford, author of Our Vanishing Glaciers: The Snows of Yesteryear and the Future Climate of the Mountain West and numerous other books

“This is a thoughtful, beautifully written book that deserves to be kept on the top shelf, whether at home or in a cabin, to be read again. It reflects a deep, lifelong knowledge of Alberta’s wildlife and landscapes, why they are as they are today, and how to constructively right many wrongs. I always learn something from reading Lorne Fitch, and am left determined never to capitulate to inaction.” —Monte Hummel, president emeritus, World Wildlife Fund Canada

“Like his previous two books, Lorne Fitch’s Conservation Confidential draws from his experience as a biologist and wildlife advocate to provide a primer on conservation. Like alchemy, Fitch’s storytelling turns the simplest walk in the woods into an adventure and life lesson, revealing the interconnected web that binds our quality of life to maintaining the integrity of all that nature provides.” —Cheryl Croucher, journalist and broadcaster specializing in environment and innovation