Wild Life, Rae WynnGrant
Wild Life, Rae WynnGrant
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Wild Life
Finding My Purpose in an Untamed World

Author: Rae Wynn-Grant

Narrator: Rae Wynn-Grant

Unabridged: 8 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/02/2024


Synopsis

In this vulnerable and urgent memoir, Rae Wynn-Grant explores the ever-shifting relationship between humans, animals, and the earth through her personal journey to becoming a wildlife ecologist.

Growing up in the diverse and bustling California Bay Area, renowned wildlife ecologist Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant always felt worlds away from the white male adventurers she watched explore the wilderness on TV. She dreamed of a future where she could spend sleepless nights under the crowded canopies of the Amazon and the starry skies of the savanna. But as Rae set off on her own expeditions in the wild, she saw nature’s delicate balance in a new light.

Wild Life follows Rae on her adventures and explorations in some of the world’s most remote locales. Hers is a story about a nearly twenty-year career in the wild?carving a niche as one of very few Black female scientists?and the challenges she had to overcome, expectations she had to leave behind, and the many lessons she learned along the way. An incredible journey spanning the Great Plains of North America to the rainforests of Madagascar, Wild Life sheds light on our pivotal relationship and responsibility to the natural world and the relatives?both human and otherwise?that we share it with.

About Rae Wynn-Grant

Rae Wynn-Grant is a wildlife ecologist with an expertise in uncovering how human activity influences carnivore behavior and ecology. She received her BS in environmental studies from Emory University, her MS in environmental studies from Yale University, and her PhD in ecology and evolution from Columbia University. She is a Research Fellow with the National Geographic Society, with whom she has appeared on a variety of televised nature programs and for whom she’s currently on a 20-city speaking tour as part of Nat Geo Live. She serves on The North Face’s Explore Fund Council, co-hosts Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild on NBC, hosts the podcast Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant, produced by PBS, and has been featured in Vogue, Forbes, the New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times, among many others. She lives in California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by b.andherbooks on January 22, 2024

Wonky, sexy romp featuring a beleaguered Cancer researcher student, a former boy band shirtless bad boy turned animal rehab island owner, and a yowling, screeching cougar named Baby. Zoey Fong and Davy Hsieh crash into each other at Zoey's lab, causing her to misplace her precious slide she needs fo......more

Goodreads review by Dona's on January 23, 2024

Thank you to the author Opal Wei, publishers Harlequin, and NetGalley for an advance digital copy of WILD LIFE. All views are mine. Three (or more) things I loved: 1. I got a great feeling about this book immediately, right from the introduction written by the author. She includes content warnings, wh......more

Goodreads review by Kaye on December 31, 2023

Zoey Fong is Chinese Canadian and her life plan is to not only be a doctor but to find a cure for cancer. Only thing is she really doesn’t love the research part of her career. She literally bumps into Davy Hsieh’s and a precious research slide ends up with him. Davy is Taiwanese Canadian and is rec......more

Goodreads review by Krislyn on March 12, 2024

Davy and Zoey have a meet cute where Davy steps inside Zoey's lab and asks for help to find a professor. Zoey was rushing to meet her boss and accidently handed Davy a very important slide for her research. Long story short, the slide that Zoey needed back was being literally crated by a ship to Dav......more

Goodreads review by Jordan Fischer on January 28, 2024

Oh my goodness, Wild Life by @ruby.lang was SO fun. While it is ostensibly a romcom, it's also sensitive, heartfelt, and just so sweet, I loved every minute. Zooey is SO relatable, Davy is adorable, and the whole premise is so wild and wacky - and yet also totally made me want to jet off the the Pac......more