{"product_id":"once-there-were-giants-9781778404740","title":"Once There Were Giants","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA journey into the lost age of giants—and the people trying to bring them back. \u003ci\u003eOnce There Were Giants\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how megafauna once powered the planet’s ecosystems and why our future depends on learning to live with them again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce, the world thundered with giants.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom dodo-haunted islands to mammoth-studded ice sheets, from gomphotheres in South American rainforests to hippos in Colombian rivers, huge animals—past and present—have quietly engineered the living planet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNaturalist and science communicator Chantal Lyons travels from Yellowstone’s wolf‑and‑lion country to rewilded European forests, from Siberia’s experimental “Pleistocene Park” to Namibian villages negotiating every night with elephants at the garden fence. Along the way, she shows that megafauna are not just spectacular animals; they are “hot‑blooded rivers” of nutrients and fear, shaping forests, grasslands, oceans, and even the climate itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlending vivid storytelling, cutting‑edge science, and on‑the‑ground encounters with people who live alongside giants, Lyons asks a radical question: can we dare to bring them back—and can we truly live with them?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf we want a planet that is not only habitable, but \u003ci\u003eboisterously\u003c\/i\u003e alive, the answer may need to be yes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eOnce There Were Giants\u003c\/i\u003e, you’ll discover:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow elephants, rhinos, bison, and whales act as living climate systems, moving nutrients and carbon across the globe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy so many trees—avocado included—evolved for partners that no longer exist.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat really happened when wolves returned to Yellowstone, beyond the popular myth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe hidden costs of a world ruled by “mesopredators” like foxes, boar, and baboons.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe controversial rise of “invisible megafauna”: mustangs, camels, hippos, and other giants we pretend don’t belong.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront‑line stories from communities sharing land and sea with lions, bears, sharks, and elephants—and what true coexistence demands.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUrgent, immersive, and fiercely hopeful, \u003ci\u003eOnce There Were Giants\u003c\/i\u003e shows that saving the last great animals—and accepting their power—is inseparable from saving ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished in Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Chantal Lyons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49077118566651,"sku":"9781778404740","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/once-there-were-giants-9781778404740","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}