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    Aug 06, 2022 3 minutes

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    Revoyage of the Mayflower

    By Herbert A. Raffaele, 2021, paperback, 264 pages, $16.95.

    If we’re going to prevent further erosion of our natural systems and the extinctions of more wildlife, humanity will have to adopt a new way of thinking, even a new set of values not unlike a new religion.

    So argues Herb Raffaele in this thought-provoking book. He is a former field biologist and former division chief at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with decades of experience in the conservation community. He presents his argument, which is based on ideas of Aldo Leopold and others,

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