Wild City: A Brief History of New York City 40 Animals

From refugee parrots and prodigal beavers to gorgeous Fifth Avenue hawks and vengeful groundhogs, tells the funny, quirky, and memorable stories of forty of New York City’s most surprising nonhuman citizens. This unconventional wildlife guide and concise environ­mental history of the Big Apple includes tales of the well-known, notorious, and legendary creatures who are as much New Yorkers as their human counterparts. A celebration of some of the city’s most surpris­ing residents and a love letter to this always evolv­ing metropolis, is an enchanting illustrated volume that is a must-have for every Big Apple devotee and animal lover.